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SPELLING-BOOK, 



CONTAINING 



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THE RUDIMENTS 

OP THE 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 

WITH 

APPROPRIATE READING LESSONS. 



Km probeft gttftf ow. 

By THOMAS J, LEE, Esq. 




HALLO WELL; 
GLAZIER, MASTERS & CO. 

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Entered according to the act of Congress, in 
the year 1831, by Thomas J. Lee, in the Clerk's 
Office, of the District Court of Maine. 



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PREFACE. 



Nothing is attempted in this manual but a careful 
selection from the mass of materials already before 
the public, and such an arrangement of them, as it is 
hoped will facilitate the progress of the learner. 

The vowels are arranged in such a manner as best 
to answer the purpose of instruction. The number 
of simple vowel sounds, as given by Murray, has 
been chosen as containing* the regular sounds of the 
vowels. The most common of the irregularly sounded 
vowels, and improper diphthongs, and such consonants 
and double consonants as have more than one sound, 
are inserted in the table of sounds. 

The multitude of characters used in some Spelling- 
Books to designate squnds, is unnecessary and per- 
plexing to the learner. Of what use is it, that sylla- 
bles, which alwa3's have the same sound, should have 
characters placed over them whenever they occur ? 
A judicious arrangement, and natural division of 
words, with directions for placing the accent, are 
generally sufficient to convey the sounds of the let- 
ters. The Compiler has endeavoured, in this book, 
to class the rnu no syllables and dissyllables (except a 
few easy words in the former part of the book) so as 
to convey the sounds accurately. But it is thought, 
that in words of three or more syllables, if the accent* 
ed syllables be pointed out, the learner will usually 
pronounce the others correctly. 

In the division of words into syllables, it is best to 
" divide them as they are naturally divided in a right 
pronunciation," and as is most agreeable to the ear. 
If, in addition to this, it is observed, that compound 
words should be resolved into their primitive, and 
grammatical terminations carefully separated in spel- 
ling", no further direction seems necessary. 



* PREFACE. 

It has not been the intention of the Compiler to 
collect complete lists of the various classes of words, 
which would introduce many words seldom used, and 
only in learned works ; nor did he intend to insert 
uncommon words in the spelling- lessons, but to col- 
lect a sufficient number of those in common use, 
which ought to be learned first. Such words will af- 
ford abundant exercise for the learner, and sufficient 
examples of the various sounds of the letters ; and 
recourse may always be had to dictionaries to ascer- 
tain the pronunciation of uncommon and technical 
terms. 

The orthography of Johnson has been followed ex- 
cept in the omission of k in words ending* with ic, as 
public. And the pronunciation of Walker has been 
followed except in the words, clerk, clerkship, cucum* 
ber, deaf, lieutenant, pour, raisin, and sergeant. Good 
usage in this country seems to have decided in favour 
of a more analogical pronunciation for these words 
than he has given them. Where Walker has given 
more than one method of pronunciation, the Com- 
piler has made his election. 

Children should be made to distinguish the various 
sounds of the vowels and consonants, by which they 
are much assisted in reading and spelling. In using 
this book, let them be taught the table of sounds, and 
also be taught to pronounce the several vowel sounds, 
detached from the key words in which they stand. 
When they become thorough and ready in this exer- 
cise, they may be directed to analyze the words in 
the following manner. 

Catastrophe j c hard, a* short, a short, s sharp, long, pk like 
/, and e long. 

Anonymous; a short, short, y like e long, silent, u short, 
and s sharp. 

Chandelier ; ch like sh, a short, d proper, t long, i silent, and 
e long, or ie like e long- 

* When a ends an unaccented syllable, its sound is difficult t« 
appreciate. It seems best to consider it short, as Walker has 
done. The final a should be sounded nearly like ah. 



PREFACE. O 

Parson ; a middle, a sharp, and silent. 

Parent ; a long, e short, and t proper. 

Improve 3 i short, middle, and e silent. 

Legible j e short, g soft, i like e long, and e silent. 

Nation ; a long, t like aft, i silent, like « short. 

Decrease ; e. long, c hard, ea like e long, a sharp, and e silent. 

Soldier 3 a sharp, o long, d like /, ie like e long. 

In selecting the Reading Lessons, simplicity and 
purity have been sought, both in style and sentiment ; 
and a few selections from the Bible have been intro- 
duced. The arrangement, it is hoped, is such, as 
will advance the learner by easy gradations. 

Common names of persons, and names of distin* 
g-uished places, are inserted. It is apparent that 
youth should early be made acquainted with their or- 
thography and pronunciation. 

In the 24th chapter, the first word of each couplet, 
may be considered as a key to the sound of the suc- 
ceeding word. 

The Compiler has endeavoured to put the elemen- 
tary lessons into such a form as to be easily commit- 
ted to memory and retained. In preparing- them, he 
has made use of the language of other persons, when- 
ever it met his own views. 

Perhaps there is no way to express the Abbrevia- 
tions so clearly as to supersede the necessity of expla- 
nation from the teacher. Children should be taught 
that the same initial or abbreviation sometimes stands 
for different words, and the same words are repre- 
sented by different abbreviations. They should also 
be taught where they are used. 

Questions on some of the chapters for the exami- 
nation of the pupils, are annexed, which it is hoped 
will contribute to the ease of the instructer, and the 
advancement of the scholar. 

A select collection of words with brief definitions 
is annexed to exercise the more advanced pupils in 
spelling- and defining. A few of these words in which 
the pronunciation differs from the orthography, have 
the sounds pointed out bv a different spelling. This 



PREFACE. 



list will be found to contain the principal words used 
in the elementary and reading- lessons, and thus in a 
measure answer the purpose of a dictionary for the 
pupil. 
Moyalston, Mass. 1821. 



Note to the Improved Edition. 

The kind reception of this Book by a generous 
public, has induced the Compiler to prepare this edi- 
tion to meet the laudable spirit of improvement, ex- 
isting" at the present day. 

The general plan of the book is not altered. The 
Orthography, Pronunciation, and Elementary Les- 
sons, are the same with the former editions. But the 
Spelling" Tables are enlarged, and the Reading Les- 
sons altered and differently arranged. 

November, 1831. 



THE ALPHABET. 



Roman. 


Italic, 


Old English. 


A a 


A 


a 


& u 


B b 


B 


b 


2$ t> 


C c 


C 


c 


e t 


D d 


D 


d 


m tr 


E e 


E 


e 


m e 


F f 


F 


f 


iF t 


G g 


G 


g 


a* a 


H h 


H 


h 


m ft 


I i 


I 


i 


* i 


J j 


J 


J 


3 \ 


K k 


K 


k 


St It 


L 1 


L 


I 


& I 1 


M m 


M 


m 


J&m 


N n 


JY 


n 


$L tt 


o 








<& 


P P 


P 


P 


» J> 


<3 q 


Q 


9 


fa ti 


R r 


R 


r 


i& V 


S s 


S 


8 


Ss U 


T t 


T 


t 


K t 


U u 


U 


u 


U tt 


V v 


V 


V 


W ii 


W w 


W 


w 


w® to 


X x 


X 


X 


X V 


Y y 


Y 


y 


m n 


Z z 


Z 


z 


% ? 



Names. 

a 

bee 

cee 

dee 

e 

ef 

je 
aitch 

i or eye 

J a y 

ka 

el 

em 

en 

o 

pee 

cue 

ar 

ess 

tee 

you 

vee 

double u 

eks 

wy 

zee 



8 


ALPHABETS 


i 






Capital Letters. 




H Q 


G Z 


N 


A 


R F 


PCS 


M 


E 


J X 


Y D U 


K 


V 


B 


W L T 

Small Letters. 


I 




m k 


j o q i 


p r 


n 


1 § 


e d a f 


b h 


c 


s w 


u v z y 

V0W9fo m 


t X 


& 


a e i o i 


i, and sometimes 
Consonants. 


w and 


y- 


b c d f g h 


j k 1 m n p -q r 


s t V x z. 


Double and Triple Letters. 




jE CE 


se ce ff fi ffi 
Figures. 


fl ffl. 




12 3 


4 5 6 7 


8 9 


0. 



Table of Sounds, 

CHAPTER L 

Table of Sounds. 

REGULAR VOWELS. 

a long, as heard in hate, 

a short, - hat. 

a middle, - - part, 

a broad, tap^A - - hall. 

e long, - - mete. 

e short, - met. 

i long, - - pine, 

i short, - - pin. 

o long, - - note. 

o short, N ■ - - not. 

o middle, - - prove. 

u long, - duke, 

u short, - - duck, 

u middle, - . - - bush. 

IRREGULAR VOWELS. 

a like o short, as heard in wash. 

a like u short, - - liar. 

e like u short, - her. 

e like a long, - - there. 

i like u short, - shirt. 

i like e long, - - caprice. 

o like u short, - done. 

o like a broad, r - nor. 

y like i long, - by. 

y like e long, - - beauty, 



10 Sounds of the Diphthongs. 

PROPER DIPHTHONGS. 



01 7 have the combine 


d sound ol 


broad \ oil, 


oy ) a, and long e, 


as heard in 


(boy 


ou > have the combined sound of broad ^ our, 


ovv ) a, and middle 


u, as heard 


in I now 


IMPROPER 


DIPHTHONGS 




ai like a long, as heard in 


ail. 


au like a broad, 


- 


fault. 


au like a middle, 


- 


aunt. 


aw like a broad, 


- 


awl. 


ay like a long, 


- 


day. 


ea like a long, 


- 


great. 


ea like e long, 


- 


lean. 


ea like e short, 


- 


head. 


ee like e long, 


- 


deed. 


ei like a long, 


. 


vein. 


ei like e long, 


- 


seize, 


ewlike u long, 


- 


blew. 


ey like a long, 


- 


whey. 


ie like e long, 


- 


bier. 


ie like i long, 


- 


pie. 


oa like o long, 


- 


load. 


oe like o long, 


- 


hoe. 


oo like o middle, 


. 


cool. 


oo like u middle, 


- 


good. 


ou like o long, 


- 


four. 


.ow like o long, 


- 


blow. 



Sounds of the Consonants. 



II 



CONSONANTS. 

c hard like k, as heard in 

c soft like s, - - 
c like sh, 

c like z, - 

ch hard, - 

Ch Soft, **'! :y - 

ch like tch, - 

d proper, - 

d soft like j, - 

g hard, - 

g soft, 

gh like f, - 

ph like f, 

s sharp, - 
s soft, - 

t proper, - 

t like tsh, - 

t like sh, - - 

th hard, - 
th soft, - 

x flat, like gz, 
x sharp like ks, 



cash. 

cellar. 

ocean, speciaL 

suffice. 

CHord. 
cAaise. 
cheese. 

death, 
soldier. 

gone, 
gem. 

laugh. 

phlegm- 

saint, 
rose. 

take. 

nature. 

nation. 

thin. 
THine. 

exalt, 
extreme. 



Some of the consooant sounds are denoted by small capitals 
and Italics ; all other Italic letters are silent. So many of thfr 
silent vowels are printed in Italics, as seemed necessary to con- 
vey the sounds or the syllables. The final e preceded by /and a: 
mute is always silent. Where e final lengthens the syllable, it is- 
printed in Roman letters. G is soft before e, i, and t/, — and i and 
ij, ending an unaccented syllable; sound like e long, unless other- 
wise noted. 



12 


Words of 


Two Letters. 








CHAPTER II. 




Syllables and Words of Two Letters 


ab 


eb 




ib 




ob 


ub 


ac 


ec 




ic 




oc 


uc 


ad 


ed 




id 




od 


ud 


af 


ef 




if 




of 


uf 


ag 


e g 




ig 




og 


ug 


ak 


ek 




ik 




ok 


uk 


al 


el 




il 




ol 


ul 


am 


em 




im 




om 


um 


an 


en 




in 




on 


un 


ap 


ep 




ip 




op 


up 


ar 


er 




ir 




or 


ur 


as 


es 




is 




OS 


us 


at 


et 




it 




ot 


ut 








wvwxw> 






ba 


be 


bi 




bo 


bu 


by 


ca 


ce 


ci 




CO 


cu 


c y 


da 


de 


di 




do 


du 


dy 


fa 


fe 


fi 




fo 


fu 


fy 


ga 


g e 


gi 




g° 


gu 


gy 


ha 


he 


hi 




ho 


hu 


hy 


ja 


je 


ji 




j° 


J u 


jy 


ka 


ke 


ki 




ko 


ku 


ky 


la 


le 


li 




lo 


lu 


iy 


ma 


me 


mi 




mo 


mu 


my 


na 


ne 


ni 




no 


nu 


n y 



Words of Two Letters. 13 



pa 


pe 


P 1 


po 


p u py 


ra 


re 


ri 


ro 


ru ry 


sa 


se 


si 


so 


su sy 


ta 


te 


ti 


to 


tu ty 






Wv^. vwvvw 


fy 


by 


go 


to 


he be 


ho 


my 


lo 


wo 


me ye 


ha 


do 


so 


ho 


we no 






%*%**» wwvww 


ah 


am 


an 




at as 


is 


it 


if 




in on 


ox 


of 


or 




up us 






LESSON 


1. 




ye. 






Go up. 




Be ye. 






I go by. 




By me. 






So we go. 




Go ye. 






We go up. 




On us. 






I am he 




My ox. 






It is up. 






LESSON 2. 




I go up 


• 




So it is. 




Is it up 


(J 




It is he. 




Is it so 


1 




If it be. 




So be ye. 




If I do. 




If I do. 






If I be. 




It is so. 






Is it up ? 



14 


Words of Three Letters 








Vowels Short. 




Bad 


man 


den 


wen 


kid 


bag 


map 


fed 


yet 


kin 


ban 


mat 


fen 


Bib 


lid- 


bat 


nag 


gem 


bid 


lip 


cag 


nap 


hem 


big 


mid 


can 


pad 


hen 


bin 


mix 


cap 


pan 


jet 


bit 


nib 


cat 


pat 


keg 


tit 


nip 


dab 


rag 


ken 


did 


nit 


fag 


ran 


led 


dig 


Pg 


fan 


rap 


leg 


dim 


pin 


fat 


rat 


let 


din 


pit 


gad 


sad 


men 


dip 


rib 


gag 


sag 


met 


fib 


rid 


gap 


sap 


neb 


fid 


rig 


gat 


sat 


net 


% 


rim 


had 


tag 


P e g 


fin 


rip 


hag 


tan 


pen 


fit 


sin 


ham 


tap 


pet 


fix 


sip 


hap 


tax 


red 


gin 


sit 


has 


van 


set 


hid 


six 


hat 


vat 


sex 


him 


tin 


lad 


wag 


ten 


hin 


tip 


lag 


wax 


vex 


hip 


wig 


lap 


Bed 


web 


his 


win 


lax 


beg 


wed 


hit 


wit 


mad 


bet 


wet 


jig 


Bog 





Words of Three Letters. 




box 


lot 


bun 


mud 


aft 


cob 


mob 


bur 


mug 


and 


cog 


mop 


but 


nun 


ant 


con 


nod 


cub 


nut 


apt 


cot 


not 


cud 


P u g 


ash 


dog 


pod 


cup 


pun 


ask 


dot 


pop 


cur 


pus 


asp 


fob 


pot 


cut 


rub 


axe 


fog 


rob 


dug 


rug 


ebb 


fop 


rod 


dun 


rum 


egg 


fox 


rot 


fun 


run 


elf 


got 


sob 


fur 


rut 


elk 


hod 


sod 


gum 


sum 


ell 


hog- 


sog 


gun 


sun 


elm 


hop 


sop 


hub 


sup 


end 


hot 


sot 


hug 


tub 


err 


job 


top 


hum 


tug 


ill 


j°g 


wot 


hut 


tun 


imp 


jot 


yon 


jug 


urn 


ink 


log 


Bud 


jut 


Act 


inn 


lop 


bug 


lug 

Vowels loi 


add 


odd 


Ace 


ice 


use 


ply 


spy 


age 


ile 


THe 


pry 


sty 


ale 


ire 


she 


rye 


THy 


ape 


ode 


Cry 


shy 


try 


ate 


old 


dry 


sky 


why 


eve 


ore 


% 


sly 


wry 



15 



10 Easy Reading Lessons. 

LESSON 3. 

Is he up ? It is to be. 

He is up. Am I to go ? 

Do as I do. It is my ox. 

Do so to us. We do go on. 

It is on me. As we go in. 

LESSON 4. 

It is an ox. Ah ! is it so ? 

As I go by. Ha ! it is he. 

So am I. He is to go. 

Lo ! I am he. I am to go. 

If he be in. So we go in. 

LESSON 5. 

My ox is in. As I am in. 

It is by me. Do ye as I do. 

Go on by us. Is it so, or no ? 

I am by it. I am as he is. 

If I be in. Do ye as I do. 

LESSON 6. 

Am I to do it ? Do we go to bed ? 

Is he to do it ? Ann is to go. 

I am to do it. My hat is by me. 

It is my top. Put it on. 

See me hop. Let me try. 



Words of Four Letters, 17 





Vowels short. 




Band 


glad 


best 


rest 


bank 


hack 


cent 


self 


bang 


hand 


desk 


sell 


blab 


hang 


fell 


send 


brad 


hank 


felt 


sent 


t>rag 


hast 


fend 


shed 


bran 


land 


fret 


sled 


brat 


lank 


gem 


sped 


cash 


mask 


glen 


stem 


cask 


mass 


held 


step 


cast 


pang 


help 


tell 


chap 


plan 


kelp 


welt 


chat 


plat 


jest 


Brig 


clad 


rack 


lend 


brim 


clam 


rang 


lent 


chin 


clan 


sack 


lest 


chip 


crab 


sand 


melt 


chit 


crag 


sank 


mend 


clip 


cram 


sang 


neck 


crib 


dash 


sash 


nest 


dint 


drab 


shad 


next 


dish 


drag 


<stab 


peck 


disk 


dram 


Beck 


pelf 


drip 


fact 


bell 


pelt 


fill 


fang 


belt 


pent 


fish 


flag 


bend 
2* 


pest 


fist 



13 



Words of Four Letters. 



gilt 


risk 


flog 


spot 


glib 


shin 


flop 


stop 


grim 


ship 


fond 


trod 


grin 


sick 


font 


trot 


grit 


sift 


frog 


Buck 


hill 


sing 


from 


buff 


hilt 


sink 


lock 


bulk 


hint 


skim 


loft 


bung 


kill 


skip 


toll 


club 


king 


slid 


long 


crum 


lick 


slim 


loss 


cull 


lift 


slip 


lost 


curb 


link 


slit 


mob 


curd 


lisp 


smit 


mock 


curl 


list 


spit 


moss 


drug 


live 


tick 


moth 


duck 


mill 


till 


plod 


dull 


milt 


tint 


plot 


dusk 


mint 


trim 


pomp 


dust 


miss 


wing 


pond 


grum 


mist 


Blot 


prop 


gush 


pill 


bond 


rock 


gust 


pink 


chop 


scot 


hush 


pith 


clod 


shod 


luck 


prim 


clot 


shop 


must 


rich 


crop 


shot 


plum 


rift 


doll 


slop 


rung 



m 



Words of Four Letters. 



19 





Vowels long-. 




Babe 


hale 


race 


bind 


bale 
bane 


hate 
haze 


rage 
rake 


bite 
cite 


base 
bate 


jade 
lace 


rate 
rave 


dice 
dike 


cage 
cake 


lade 
lake 


raze 
safe 


dine 
dire 


came 


lame 


sage 


dive 


cane 


lane 


sake 


fife 


cape 
case 


late 
lave 


sale 
same 


file 
find 


cave 


mace 


sane 


fine 


dale 


made 


save 


fire 


date 


make 


take 


five 


dame 


male 


tale 


hide 


face 


mane 


tame 


hind 


fade 


mate 


tape 


hire 


fame 


maze 


vale 


hive 


fane 


name 


vane 


kine 


fate 
gage 


nape 
nave 


vase 
wade 


kite 
lice 


gale 

game 

gate 


pace 
page 
pale 


wage 
wake 
wale 


like 

life 

lime 


gave 
hake 


pane 
pave 


wane 
Bile 


line 
mild 



20 


Words 




of Four Letters, 


mile 


vine 


hone 


roll 


mind 


Bold 


hope 


rope 


mine 


boll 


hose 


rose 


mire 


bolt 


host 


rove 


mite 


bone 


hove 


sold 


nice 


bore 


joke 


sole 


nine 


code 


jole 


sore 


pike 


cold 


jolt 


told 


pile 


colt 


lobe 


tole 


pine 


cone 


lone 


tone 


pint 


cope 


lore 


tore 


pipe 


core 


mode 


vote 


ride 


cove 


mole 


wore 


rice 


dolt 


mope 


wove 


rind 


dome 


more 


yoke 


ripe 


dote 


most 


yore 


rise 


dose 


mote 


zone 


rite 


doze 


node 


Cube 


rive 


fold 


nose 


cure 


side 


ford 


note 


duke 


size 


fore 


pole 


dupe 


tide 


fort 


pope 


fume 


time 


gold 


pore 


fuse 


tile 


gore 


pork 


lute 


tire 


hold 


port 


lure 


vice 


hole 


post 


mute 



Easy Reading Lessons. 21 

LESSON 7. 

A fat hog. A fat pig. A bad man. 

A red hat. A hot bit for me. Cut it 

up. Cut it for me. I try to do it. — 

Did Ann go 1 Get his hat. A big man. 

LESSON 8. 

A mad dog. He can dig. I can 
hop. We can run. A red bud. A 
dry fig. Get my hat. Let us go in. 
Get a cup of tea. Let me see you hop. 
Go to Ann. Is she up ? She is not. 
LESSON 9. 

It can not be. He is not in bed. He 
let us go. We can do it. My hat is 
not on. The fox is sly. His top is in 
a box. Let me get it. She put on her 
cap. He has put on his hat. He is in 
a gig. I ran up to him. 
LESSON 10. 

Why did he sob so? He did it to vex 
me. It is a sly art. Is she to fry the 
egg ? The sod is wet. Why do you 
cry so? The dog bit my toe. Did 
you see the key of my box ? Get me 
a pen and ink. It is not far off. The 
sun is set. The old man had on a wig. 



22 Easij Words of Two Syllables. 

CHAPTER III. 

Easy Words of Two Syllables. 





Accent on 


the first syllable. 


Al um 


gos lin 


nap kin 


dit ty 


an vil 


gos pel 


nos tril 


diz zy 


bil let 


gos sip 


nov el 


dus ky 


bod kin 


hab it 


nut meg 


en try 


buf fet 


ham let 


op tic 


ed dy 


cab in 


in dex 


on set 


en vy 


cam el 


ken nel 


pan el 


fan cy 


can eel 


kid nap 


pan ic 


fer ry 


can did 


Ian cet 


par ish 


folly 


can not 


lap pet 


pen man 


gipsy 


civ il 


lav ish 


rad ish 


han dy 


col ic 


lev el 


ras cal 


hap py 


com ic 


lim pid 


rev el 


jelly 


con sul 


lin en 


rob in 


jetty 


dam ask 


lin net 


sat in 


jolly 


dam sel 


lin tel 


sig nal 


levy 


den tal 


liv id 


sol id 


lily 


des pot 


med al 


son net 


lob by 


dis mal 


men tal 


tal ent 


mer ry 


em met 


mer it 


val id 


pan try 


ep ic 


mil let 


Alley 


par ry 


ex it 


mit ten 


an gry 


pet ty 


fillet 


mod el 


ber ry 


pig my 


fin ish 


mod est 


can dy 


pity 


fis cal 


mor al 


car ry 


sil ly 


fun nel 


mus ket 


cur ry 


six ty 



Easy Words of Two Syllables. 23 

sul ky va ry en ter du el 

sul try Bri er ev er du cal 

sur ly fe ver gan der fa tal 

tab by gro cer gen der fi nal 

tal ly jo ker gin ger fo cus 

tar ry li on hin der fu el 

tip sy ma jor hop per gru el 

ug ly mi nor lad der le gal 

Bo ny old er lat ter li bel 

cro ny o ver lep er na sal 

du ly own er let ter o ral 

du ty pa per liv er pa gan 

fu ry pi per nev er pi lot 

glo ry po lar of fer po et 

ho ly por ter ot ter re al 

i vy so ber pep per ri ot 

ju ry ta per pot ter ro ses 

la dy to per riv er ru in 

la zy wa fer sil ver ru ral 

na vy Ad der sis ter to tal 

no bly am ber Be ing tri al 

po ny ban ner bi as ve nal 

po sy bat ter co gent vi al 

ro sy bet ter cru el vi tal 

sto ry bit ter de cent u nit 

Accent on the second syllable. 

Ab surd af fix as sess at tack 

ac cept al lot as sist at tent 

ac cess ar rest at tend a wake 

ad mit as sent at test be fit 



24 Easy Words of Tico Syllables^ 



con cur 


in dent 


de base 


pro cure 


con fess 


in sert 


de bate 


pro duce 


con sent 


in sist 


de cide 


pro pose 


con tend 


in tend 


de cry 


pro vide 


con tent 


it self 


de face 


pro voke 


cor rect 


in vent 


de file 


re cite 


dis band 


oc cur 


de lay 


re deem 


dis miss 


sub mit 


de pose 


re duce 


dis til 


sue cess 


de sire 


re fine 


ex act 


un bid 


de pute 


re gale 


ex eel 


un fit 


de ride 


re late 


ex cess 


un less 


de vise 


re mind 


ex pect 


un til 


de vote 


re mote 


ex pel 


Be have 


e late 


re pose 


for get* 


be hold 


mo rose 


re rile 


in cur 


be hind 


pre side 


sa lute 



LESSON 11. 

My boy, do ill to no one. Act not as bad 
men do. I see a man who has a dog by him. 
I saw a rat, and the sly old cat saw him too ; 
and pop she had him. You may go to-day 
and buy you a peg top. I can hop as far as 
you can. 

LESSON 12. 

It is a dry day, and we may now go out. 
Do not run in the wet mud. See the dog 
Let me pat him. Now he is by me. See 
how he can run. I see a red cow T , and a hog, 
and a pig. I see a bee fly in the air. 
* g hard. 



Easy Reading Lessons. 25 

LESSON 13. 

The snow is cold. The sun is warm. The 
fire is hot. Do not put out the lamp. The 
pigs eat corn. They are fat. That fox does 
not see us. His fur is red. The dog will 
find him. John has lost his ball. 

LESSON 14. 
Jane is a good girl. She went to walk. 
The sun was up, and the day was fine. It was 
a good time to walk out. She was neat and 
trim. She saw men at work, and boys at play. 
In due time she came home, and went to her 
book. She loves to read and to spell, and to 
be at the head of her class. 

LESSON 15. 

A man has two hands and two feet. He 
works with his hands, and walks on his feet. 
A cat has four feet. She runs fast, and can 
catch rats and mice. She can see them in the 
dark, and has sharp claws to hold them. Her 
hair is soft, and she will purr when you feed her. 

LESSON 16. 

A cow has two horns, and four feet. She 
gives milk. A hog will root in the dirt. A 
hen has two legs, and two wings and lays eggs. 
A rat will eat corn. A fox will catch hens. 
A bird can sing. Dogs will bark and bite. 
A goat will give milk. 
3 



26 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 
CHAPTER IV. 

Easy Words of Three Syllables. 

Accent on the first syllable. 



Ac tu al 


fel o ny 


par i ty 


ag o ny 


her e sy 


pen u ry 


am i ty 


her e tic 


pol i cy 


an 1 mal 


his to ry 


rar i fy* 


an nu al 


id i ot 


rar i ty 


bat te ry 


im i tate 


rat i fy* 


big ot ry 


in di go 


sal a ry 


bod i ly 


in fa my 


sat is fy* 


bot a ny 


in fi del 


sim i le 


cal i co 


in ju ry 


ter ri fy* 


can o py 


leg a cy 


van i ty 


cas u al 


len i ty 


vil i fy* 


cav i ty 


lev i ty 


Ab di cate 


cen tu ry 


lib er al 


ac ci dent 


cit a del 


lib er ty 


ac cu rate 


col o ny 


lin e al 


ad mi ral 


com e dy 


lit a ny 


ad vo cate 


dep u ty 


lit er al 


an ces tor 


eb o ny 


lot te ry 


ap pe tite 


ed i fy* 


lux u ry 


ben e fit 


ed it or 


mel o dy 


but ter fly* 


elegy 


mem o ry 


cal en dar 


en e my 


min u et 


cal o mel 


en mi ty 


mon o dy 


cal um ny 


en er gy 


mor ti fy* 


can is ter 


ev e ry 


nur se ry 
* y like i lon^. 


cat a ract 



Easy Words of Three Syllables. 27 



char i ot 
char i ty 
chas ti ty 
cin na mon 
com ic al 
com pe tent 
con fi dent 
con ju gal 
con so nant 
con tra ry 
con ver sant 
cur ren cy 
daf fo dil 
det ri ment 
dif fi dent 
dis so lute 
dis so nant 
em er aid 
em pe rour 
es cu lent 
ex eel lent 
fab ri cate 
flat te ry 
gal le ry 
gen tie man 
glob u Jar 
grad u ate 
im mi nent 
im pu dent 



in fan cy 
in no cent 
in ter val 
lat i tude 
lav en der 
lex i con 
lig a ment 
man ful ly 
man i fest 
med i cal 
men di cant 
mil i tant 
mil li ner 
min is ter 
mis ere ant 
mod er ate 
mod est ly 
mon u ment 
mus cu lar 
nov el ty 
ob du rate 
ob li gate 
ob so lete 
op po site 
par a dox 
pen du lum 
pov er ty 
rid i cule 
sen si ble 

* y like i long, 



tarn a rind 
ter mi nate 
ul ti mate 
ven er ate 
vie to ry 
vin di cate 
A pri cot 
ca pa ble 
cru ci ble 
cru ci fy* 
cru el ty 
cu po la 
de cen cy 
de vi ate 
du pli cate 
du ra ble 
fru gal ly 
fu mi gate 
fu ner al 
ju ni per 
la zi ness 
le gal ly 
li bra ry 
li on ess 
lo cal ly 
me di ate 
mu ta ble 
mu ti late 
no bod y 



28 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 



o pi ate 
o pi urn 
o ver plus 
pe ri od 
pli a ble 
pli an cy 
pri ma ly 



pu tre fy* 
ra di ant 
ru di ment 
ru mi nate 
se ere cy 
stu pi fy* 
the o ry 

Accent on the second 



A ban don 
a bol ish 
ac cus torn 
ad mon ish 
an gel ic 
ap pen dix 
as sem bly 
a sun der 
bo tan ic 
co hab it 
cos met ic 
do mes tic 
e las tic 



e lev en 
e lix ir 
e met ic 
e nig ma 
ex act ly 
ex ot ic 
in trin sic 
mag net ic 
re mem ber 
re sem ble 
to bac co 
ad he rent 
ap pa rent 



u m son 
va can cy 
va ri ance 
va ri ant 
ve ni al 
vi o lence 
vi o lent 

syllable. 
bra va do 
ere a tor* 
de co rum 
de ni al 
i de alf 
il le gal 
in de cent 
in hu man 
po ta to 
se du cer 
tes ta tor 
tri bu naif 
un ti dyf 



LESSON 17. 



The left hand, 
pin. Do 



A red spot. A pink sash. 
A dish of milk. Give me a pm. JJo not 
hurt me. A long pole. Here is a bee. A 
ripe plum. A kind man. It is a fine day. — 
A rat is in the trap. Puss will kill it. 



* y like i long. 



t Hong, 



Easy Reading Lessons. 29 

LESSON 18. 

A bird can both walk and fly. 

Boys must not hurt the birds. 

Some bad boys rob them of their eggs. 

I saw a boy shut up a bird in a cage. 

Do birds like to be shut up ? 

No ! they like to fly about. 

LESSON 19. 

I will give you my top for y6ur ball. 
Here is a bee on this fine rose. 
Can you tell me how old you are ? 
When this day is gone it will come no more. 
Let us go to bed and take our rest. 

LESSON 20. 

Ann, play with the babe. Take him in 
your lap. Do not hurt him. Catch the cat 
for him. Dress your doll. What is its name ? 
Here is a sharp axe. Do not cut you. See 
the lambs play. See that frog hop. 

LESSON 21. 

Tell no lies. Use no bad w r ords. Pick 
some plums. Shake the tree. Crack this 
nut. Turn the crank. Ring the bell. Bake 
me a cake. Buy me a top. All the boys are 
here. Let us play ball. Choose sides. See 
the ball hop. I am not well. Let us go home. 
Put up your book. 



30 



Words of One Syllable. 





CHAPTER V. 








Vowel a. 








a long. 




AcHe 


fare 


phrase 


slave 


bake 


flake 


place 


snake 


bare 


flame 


plague 


snare 


baTHe 

blade 

blame 

blaze 

brace 

brave 


flare 

frame 

glade 

glare 

glaze 

grace 


plane 

plate 

prate 

range 

rare 

scale 


space 

spade 

spake 

spare 

stage 

stake 


braze 


grade 


scape 


stale 


care 


grape 


scare 


stare 


chafe 


grate 


scarce 


state 


change 


grave 


scate 


stave 


chase 
chaste 


graze 
hare 


scrape 
shade 


strange 
taste 


crane 


haste 


shake 


tare 


crape 


yfcnave 


shame 


trace 


crate 


laTHe 


shape 


trade 


crave 


mange 


share 


vague 


craze 


mare 


shave 


ware 


dare 


pare 


slake 


waste 


drake 


paste 


slate 
a short. 


whale 


Adze 


bran 


flam 


gnat 


back 
bade 


camp 
cant 


flat 
flax 


haft 
have 


bask 


damp 


gang 


jam6 



Iam6 


THan 


crack 


prank 


lamp 


THat 


craft 


scalp 


lash 


trap 


cramp 


scant 


lass 


vamp 


crank 


scrag 


last 


vast 


crash 


scrap 


lath 


waft 


dance 


scratch 


mast 


wrap 


drank 


shaft 


pack 


Badge 


flank 


shall 


pant 


batch 


flask 


shalt 


pass 


black 


flash 


shank 


past 


bland 


frank 


slack 


path 


plank 


glance 


slang 


raft 


blast 


gland 


slant 


rank 


brack 


glass 


slash 


rant 


branch 


gnash 


smack 


rash 


brand 


graft 


snatch 


rasp 


brass 


grand 


spasm 


scan 


calx 


grant 


splash 


shag 


catch 


grasp 


sprang 


sham 


chaff 


grass 


sprat 


slab 


champ 


hatch 


stack 


slam 


chance 


&nack 


staff 


slap 


chant 


Anag 


stamp 


snag 


CHasm 


lance 


stand 


snap 


clack 


lapse 


strand 


span 


clamp 


latch 


thank 


spat 


clang 


match 


track 


stag 


clank 


patch 


tract 


swam 


clash 


plank 


trash 


tack 


clasp 


plant 


wrack 



bl 



m 



Words of One Syllable. 







a middle 




Arc 


carp 


lard 


charge 


arch 


cart 


lark 


charm 


aZms 


dark 


mar 


chart 


are 


darn 


mark 


larch 


ark 


dart 


marl 


large 


arm 


far 


mart 


march 


arms 


farce 


paZm 


marsh 


art 


farm 


par 


parch 


baZm 


gape 


park 


psdm 


bar 


garb 


part 


salve 


barb 


ha 


scar 


scarf 


bard 


haZf 


spar 


shark 


bark 


haZve 


star 


sharp 


barm 


hard 


tar 


smart 


bam 


hark 


tart 


snarl 


bath 


harm 


yard 


spark 


caZf 


harsh 


yarn 


starch 


caZm 


harp 


Barge 


stark 


car 


hart 


caZve 


start 


card 


jar 


carve 
a broad. 


starve 


All 


hall 


sward 


warm 


ball 


halt 


swarm 


warmth 


bald 


malt 


swarth 


warn 


baZk 


pall 


tall 


warp 


call 


salt 


ta/k 


wart 


chaZk 


scald 


wall 


wharf 


fall 


small 


waZk 


thrall 


false 


stall 


war 


thwart . 



Easy Reading Lessons, 33 

LESSON 22. 

Ann, will you sing me a song ? 

Will you make me a pen of this quill ? 

Here is a fine ripe plum. 

Do not blot your new book. 

Lay up the book, it is time to dine. 

LESSON 23. 

The Lord will love them that fear him. 
He minds all that we say and do. 
We must love all men, if they do not love us. 
And we must pray for them that hate us. 
We must make the best use of our time. 
Do not read too fast, nor with a tone. 

LESSON 24. 

Do you ask if you are to die ? 

You and I and all men must die. 

If I see a boy do ill, I will try not to do so. 

I will make the best use of my time. 

Did you see the boys ride in the cart ? 

We must do as we like to be done to. 

LESSON 25. 

Be sure to tell no lies. Tell no tales. Be 
kind to all men. Do all the good you can. 
You must not hurt a boy if he hurts you. Do 
not dirt your hands or your book. Wipe your 
feet, and do not dirt the floor. I thank you 
for this book. I will try to read it well. You 
have read quite well. 



34 


Words 


of One Syllable* 






CHAPTER VI, 










Vowel e, 










e long-. 






Cede 


liere 


sere 


sphere 




cere 


mere 


scene 


theme 




glebe 


reve 


scHeme 

e short. 


THese 




Bred 


THem 


dwell 


Erst 




de&t 


THen 


fence 


fern 




dress 


vend 


fetch 


germ 




edge 


vest 


hedge 


Aerb 




egg 


weld- 


helve 


herse 1 




else 


well 


hence 


jerk 




flesh 


went 


ledge 


nerve 




fresh 


wept 


pence 


perch 




helm 


west 


pledge 


pert 




kept 


wrest 


shelf 


serve 




&nell 


wren 


shred 


sperm 




left 


BelcA 


sketch 


stern 




mesh 


henck 


smell 


swerve 




mess* 


blend 


smelt 


term 




prest 


bless 


speck 


terse 




press 


check 


spell 


verb 




rend 


chess 


spend 


verse 




sect 


chest 


swell 


verge 




slept 


cleft 


swept 


were 




tell 


crept 


tempi 


wert 




tend 


crest 


tenth 


yelk 




tent 


dense 


twelve 


yell 




test 


depth 


whelm 


yelp 





Words of One Syllabic. 



35 








CHAPTER VII. 








Vowel L 








i long". 




Blight 


grind 


shrine 


strife 


bliTHe 


gripe 


sigh 


stripe 


blind 


high 


sight 


strive 


bribe 


kind 


sign 


swine 


bride 


knife 


slice 


tight 


bright 


light 


slide 


tribe 


brine 


might 


slight 


trice 


chide 


nigh 


smile 


trite 


child 


night 


smite 


twice 


chine 


ninth 


snipe 


twine 


climi 


plight 


spice 


tl%A 


clime 


price 


spike 


THine 


crime 


pride 


spine 


while 


drive 


prime 


spite 


whilst 


Aight 


prize 


splice 


whine 


fight 


right 


snright 


white 


tright 


scribe 


stride 


wild 


glide 


shine 


strike 
i short 


write 


Bill 


chick 


ditch 


fringe 


blink 


clinch 


drill 


frisk 


bliss 


cling 


drink 


frith 


brik 


clink 


filth 


give 


bring 


crick 


film 


grist 


brink 


crimp 


fifth 


hinge 


brisk 


cringe 


flincA 


hiss 


chill 


crisp 


fling 


hitch 



36 


Words of 


One Syllable, 


kilft 


rinse 


stick twig 


kiss 


scrip 


stiff twin 


&nit 


shrill 


still twinge 


lim& 


shrink 


sting twist 


limp 


silk 


string twit 


live 


since 


strip whist 


midst 


singe 


swift whim 


milcA 


sixth 


swim whip 


milk 


skiff 


swing wick 


mince 


skill 


thick width 


pick 


sling 


thin wink 


ip'mch 


smith 


think wish 


pitch 


spill 


THis witch 


prince 


split 


tinge wrist 


prism 


sprig 


trick writ 


ridge 


spring 


trill zinc 




LESSON 26. 



John, now you have read your book well, 
you may go and play with Charles. Will you 
have a top, or a ball, or a kite ? If you will 
be a good boy, you may have one of them, 
I like a kite the best of all, said Charles. 

The wind blew, and the two boys were 
glad to see the kite fly so high in the air ; but 
it soon fell down, and a hole was torn in it. 
This they knew how to mend. The next day 
it flew once more, but with more ill luck, for 
snap went the cord, and the kite flew a long 
way off. Yet they did not sit down and cry, 
but went to play with such toys as they had. 



Easy Reading Lessons. 37 

LESSON 27. 

The sun shines. It is time to get up. Jane, 
come and dress Charles. Now, Charles, we 
will go down stairs. 

Fetch that chair. Sit down. Here is some 
bread and milk. Do not spill the milk. Hold 
the spoon in your right hand. The crust is 
hard : but the milk will soak it. Do not throw 
the bread on the floor. We should eat 
bread, and not waste it. 

LESSON 28. 
There is a poor fly in the milk. Take it 
out. Put it on this dry cloth. Poor thing ! 
it is not quite dead. It moves ; it shakes its 
wings ; it wants to dry them ; see how it wipes 
them with its feet. Put it on the floor where 
the sun shines. Then it will be dry and warm. 
Poor fly ! I am glad it was not dead. I hope 
it will soon be well. 

LESSON 29. 

Where is puss ? There she is. Do not pull 
her by the tail ; that will hurt her. Charles 
does not like to be hurt ; and puss does not 
like to be hurt. I saw a boy hurt a poor cat : 
he took hold of her tail ; so she put out her 
sharp claws, and made his hand bleed. 

Give puss some milk. She likes milk. Now 
that Charles is so kind to her, she will not 
scratch him nor bite him. She purrs and looks 
glad. 

3 



38 



Words of One Syllable, 





CHAPTER VIII 








Towel o. 




Borne 


forge 


o long. 

scold 


stor& 


both 


forth 


scope 


stove 


brogwe 


gAost 


score" 


stroll 


broke 


globe 


scroll 


sword 


choke 


grope 


shore 


swore 


chose 


gross 


shorn 


sworn 


close 


grove 


slope 


told 


clove 


home 


sloth 


torn* 


comi 


Anoll 


smoke 


trope 


droll 


poll 


smote 


THoser 


drone 


porch 


snore 


throne 


drove 


probe 


spoke 


vog^e 


fold 


prone 


sport 


worn 


force 


prose 


stole 


itfrote 


fore 


rogwe 


stone 
o short. 


yoke 


Block 


dross 


moss 


song 
solve 


clock 


flock 


notch 


clog 


frock 


prompt 


stock 


cloth 


gloss 


prong 


tongs 


copse 
cross 


gone 
Anock 


romp 
scoff 


thong 
throb 


dock 


Zrnot 


shock 


throng 


dodge 


lodge 


soft 
o middle. 


wrong 


Do 


prove 


whom 


h-?<z 


tom6 


worn 6 



Words of One Syllabi:. 





CHAPTER IX, 








Vowel u. 








u long". 




Flute 


June 


puke 


tube 


huge 


plume 


pure 
%t short. 


tune 


Bluff 


cuff 


huncA 


pluck 


blunt 


curse 


hung 


plug 


blur 


curve 


hunt 


plumi 


blush 


drub 


hurl 


plump 


brunt 


drug 


hurt 


plush 


brush 


drum 


husk 


puff 


bulb 


drunk 


judge 


pulse 


bulge 


duct 


jump 


pulp 


buff 


dumi 


junk 


punch 


buncA 


dunce 


just 


pump 


bunt 


durst 


luff 


purge 


burn 


dusk 


lull 


purse 


burnt 


flung 


lump 


runt 


burst 


flush 


lungs 


rush 


chub 


flux 


lurch 


scud 


chuck 


fund 


lurk 


scull 


churl 


glut 


much 


scum 


churn 


grub 


muff 


scurf 


cluck 


grunt 


mull 


scrub 


clump 


gulf 


mulct 


shrub 


clung 


gull 


mumps 


shrug 


crumi 


huff 


musk 


shun 


crump 


hulk 


null 


shut 


crush 


hull 


numft 


skulk 



40 



Words of One Syllable. 



slung 


stuff 


thum& 


wrung 


slur 


stump 


thump 


Church 


slut 


stun 


THUS 


crutch 


smut 


stung 


truck 


drudge 


snuff 


strut 


trump 


grudge 


snug 


such 


trunk 


plunge 


spun 


suds 


truss 


shrunk 


spunk 


sunk 


trust 


sprung 


spur 


sung 


tuft 


struck 


spurn 


surf 


turf 


strung 


spurt 


surge 


turn 


thrush 


stub 


swum 


tusk 
%t middle. 


thrust 


Bull 


full 


push 


put 


bush 


pull 


puss 






LESSON 30. 





There is a poor blind man at the door. — 
He is quite blind. He does not see the sky, 
nor the ground, nor the trees, nor men. He 
does not see us though we are so near to him. 
A boy leads him from door to door. 

O, it is a sad thing to be blind. We will 
give the blind man some bread and cheese. 
Now he is gone. He is a great way off. 
Poor blind man. Come in, Charles. Shut 
the door. 

I wish the poor blind man had a warm house 
to live in, and kind friends to take care of him, 
and teach him to work. — Then he would not 
beg from door to door. 



Words of One Syllable. 



41 





CHAPTER X. 




Irregular Sounds of the Vowels 




i 


% like o short. 




Swamp 


wad 


was 


wast 


swan 


wan 


wash 


watch 


swap 


want 


wasp 


what 




1 


I like e short. 




Birth 


gird* 


girt* 


skirt 


firm 


girl* 


mirth 


whirl 




e, i, and o, like u short 




Clerk 


sir 


love 


ton 


her 


spirt 


monk 


tongue 


her* 


stir 


month 


won 


Bird 


Bomi 


none 


wont 


birch 


come 


one 


word 


dirge 


done 


once 


work 


dirk 


dost 


rAomb 


world 


dirt 


doth 


shove 


worm 


first 


dove 


some 


worse 


flirt 


front 


son 


wort 







like a broad. 




Born 


fork 


lord 


short 


CHord 


for 


morn 


snort 


cord 


form 


nor 


sort 


cork 


horn 


scorch 


storm 


corn 


horse 


scorn 


torch 




u 


like o middle. 




Brute 


prude 


rule 


truce 


crude 


rude 
4* 


spruce 
* g hard. 


truth 



42 


Words of One Syllable. 




CHAPTER XL 




Proper Diphthongs, 




oi and oy. 


Boil 


hoist oil voice 


broil 


join oint void 


choice 


joint point Boy 


coil 


joist poise cloy 


coin 


loin soil joy 


foil 


moist spoil toy 


groin 


noise toil troy 




ou and ow. 


BougA 


lout scout COW 


bound 


mound shout cowl 


cloud 


mount shroud crowd 



couch 

count 

crouch 

dou6t 

flour 

flout 

foul 

found 

fount 

gout 

ground 

hound 

hour 

house 

loud 

lounge 



mouse 

mouth 

noun 

ounce 

hour 

oust 

out 

plough 

pouch 

pounce 

pound 

pout 

proud 

round 

rouse 

rout 



snout 

sound 

sour 

south 

spouse 

spout 

sprout 

stout 

THOU 

trounce 

trout 

vouch 

wound 

Bow 

brow 

brown 



crown 

down 

drown 

fowl 

frown 

gown 

growl 

how 

howl 

mow 

now 

owl 

prow 

prowl 

scowl 

town 



Words of One Syllable. 
CHAPTER XII. 



43 



Improper Diphthongs and Triphthongs. 

ai, au, ay, ea, ei, ey y ua, and wat, like long a. 



Aid 


lair 


train 


ray 


ail 


maid 


trait 


say 


aim 


mail 


vail 


slay 


air 


maim 


vain 


spray 


bail 


main 


wail 


stay 


bait 


maize 


waist 


stray 


baize 


nail 


wait 


sway 


blain 


paid 


Gauge 


tray 


braid 


pain 


Bay 


way 


brain 


paint 


bray- 


Bear 


cAaise 


pair 


clay 


break 


chain 


plain 


day 


great 


claim 


plait 


dray 


pear 


chair 


praise 


fay 


steak 


drain 


rail 


flay 


swear 


fail 


rain 


fray 


tear 


fair 


raise 


g a y 


wear 


faint 


sail 


gray 


Deign 


faith 


saint 


nay 


feign 


flail 


slain 


J a y 


eight 


frail 


snail 


lay 


feint 


gain 


sprain 


may 


freight 


gait 


stain 


nay 


Aeir 


grain 


stair 


pay 


neigh 


hail 


swain 


play 


rein 



44 



Words of One Syllable. 



THeir 


weigAt 


sley 


Quake 


veil 


Grey 


THey 


square 


vein 


hey 


trey 


Quaint 


weig7* 


prey 


whey 


quail 


au 


, aw, oa, ou, 


and ua> like broad a. 


Aught 


vault 


flaw 


thaw 


caught 


vaunt 


gnaw 


yawl 


cause 


Awe 


haw 


yawn 


clause 


awl 


hawk 


Broad 


daub 


bawd 


jaw 


groat 


fault 


bawl 


law 


BougAt 


fraud 


brawl 


lawn 


brougAt 


fraugAt 


caw 


maw 


foug-At 


gauze 


claw 


paw 


noug*At 


laud 


crawl 


pawn 


ougAt 


haul 


daw 


jpshaw 


sougAt 


maul 


dawn 


raw 


thoug-At 


naug-At 


draw 


saw 


wrought 


pause 


drawl 


scrawl 


QuaZm 


sauce 


drawn 


spawn 


quart 


taug-At 


lawn 


straw 


squall 




au, ea t and 


ua, like middl 


e a. 


Aunt 


gaunt 


jaunt 


Heart 


daunt 


haunch 


laugh 


hearth 


flaunt 


haunt 


launch 


Guard 



ea, ee, ei, ey, ie, uea, uee, like long* e. 
Beach bean bleach cease 

bead beard bleak cheap 

beak beast blear cheat 



Words of One Syllable. 



45 



clear 


leak 


seat 


beer 


cleave 


lean 


sheaf 


beet 


cream 


least 


shear 


bleed 


deaf 


lease 


sheath 


breed 


deal 


leap 


smear 


breeze 


dean 


leave 


speak 


cheek 


dear 


mead 


spear 


cheer 


dream 


meal 


steal 


cheese 


drear 


mean 


steam 


creed 


ear 


meat 


streak 


creek 


ease 


neap 


stream 


creep 


east 


near 


tea 


deed 


eat 


neat 


teach 


deem 


eaves 


pea 


team 


deep 


fear 


peace 


tear 


deer 


feast 


peach 


tease 


eek 


feat 


peak 


treat 


eel 


flea 


peal 


veal 


fee 


freak 


peat 


weal 


feed 


gleam 


plea 


weak 


feel 


glean 


plead 


wean 


feet 


grease 


please 


weave 


flee 


heal 


preach 


wheat 


fleece 


heap 


reach 


wreak 


fleet 


hear 


read 


yea 


free 


heat 


ream 


yean 


freeze 


heath 


reap 


year 


glee 


&nead 


rear 


zeal 


green 


lead 


sea 


Bee 


greet 


leaf 


seal 


beech 


heed 






46 - 


Words of 


One Syllable. 


jeer 


screen 


teeth 


grieve 


keel 


sheep 


THee 


lief 


keen 


sheet 


tree 


liege 


keep 


sheer 


veer 


lieve 


A'nee 


sleek 


weed 


mien 


&neel 


sleep 


week 


niece 


leek 


sleet 


weep 


pier 


leech 


sleeve 


wheel 


pierce 


meek 


speech 


Ceil 


piece 


meet 


speed 


seine 


priest 


need 


spleen 


seize 


siege 


peel 


sneer 


Key 


shield 


peep 


sneeze 


Bier 


shriek 


peer 


steed 


brief 


tier 


reed 


steel 


chief 


thief 


reef 


steep 


fief 


wield 


reel 


steer 


field 


yield 


seed 


street 


fiend 


Queen 


seek 


sweep 


fierce 


queer 


seem 


sweet 


frieze 


Squeal 


seen 


teens 


grief 


squeak 


ea, 


aiy ay, ie, eo, 


and ue, like short e. 


Bread 


earn 


spread 


Says 


breast 


head 


stead 


Friend 


cleanse 


health 


thread 


Feoff 


dead 


learn 


threat 


Guess 


death 


meant 


tread 


guest 


dread 


pearl 


wealth 


quell 


earth 


realm 


yearn 


quench 


earl 


search 


Said 


quest 



Words of One Syllable. 



47 



Die 

fie 
lie 
pie 

Been 
Sieve 

Build 

oa, 06, 

Boat 

boar 

board 

boast 

bloat 

broach 

cloak 

coach 

coal 

coarse 

coast 

coat 

coax 

croak 

foal 

foam 

goad 

go* 

goat 

groan 



ie, eye, uif uy, and ei, like long i. 
tie Guide quite 

vie guile squire 

Eye guise Height 

Buy quire sleigAt 

ee, ie, and ui, like short z. 
built quick quince 

guild quill quit 

guilt quilt squib 

oo y ou, ow, ew, uo, and eau, like long o. 



hoard 


soak 


fourth 


hoarse 


soap 


gourd 


load 


soar 


mould 


loaf 


throat 


moult 


loam 


toad 


mourn 


loan 


toast 


poult 


loath 


woad 


pour 


moan 


Doe 


source 


moat 


foe 


soul 


oak 


hoe 


though 


oar 


roe 


Bowl 


oath 


sloe 


blow 


poach 


toe 


crow 


roach 


throe 


flow 


road 


Door 


flown 


roam 


floor 


glow 


roan 


Bourn 


grow 


roar 


course 


grown 


roast 


court 


growth 


shoal 


four 


&now 



48 


Words 


of 


One Syllable. 


low 


slow 




strow 


shew 


owe 
own 
row 
show 


snow 
sow 
sown 
stow 




tow 
throw 
thrown 
Sew 


strew 
Quote 
quoth 
Beau 



ow, and wer, like short o. 
Cough trough Squash squat 



00, 


ou, oe, ew, ew, 


we, and wi, like middle o. 


Bloom 


groove 


roof 


Croup 


book 


hoof 


rook 


group 


boom 


hook 


roost 


soup 


boon 


hoop 


soot 


tour 


boor 


hoot 


schooI 


throug-A 


boot 


loof 


scoop 


you 


booTH 


look 


shook 


your 


brood 


loom 


shoot 


youth 


brook 


loon 


sloop 


Shoe 


broom 


loop 


smooTH 


RAeum 


choose 


loose 


soon 


Brew 


cook 


mood 


soot 


chew 


cool 


moon 


SOOTH 


crew 


coop 


moor 


spool 


screw 


coot 


moose 


spoon 


shrew 


crook 


nook 


stoop 


shrewd 


doom 


noon 


stool 


Rue 


droop 


noose 


swoon 


true 


food 


ooze 


too 


Bruise 


fool 


pool 


took 


cruise 


gloom 


poor 


tool 


fruit 



Words of One Syllable. 



49 



eu, ew-> tie, ui, ewe, ieu, and iew, like long" w. 



Deuce 


grew 


stew hue 


feud 


faiew 


lewd sue 


Blew 


hew 


Blue Juice 


clew 


new 


cue sluice 


dew 


pew 


due Ewe 


flew 


slew 


flue Lieu 


few 


spew 


glue view 




oe, oo, and ou, like short u. 


Does 


flood 


scourge touch 


Blood 


Rough 


tough young 




oo, and ou, 


like middle u. 


Foot 


stood 


Couta 


good 


wood 


wouW 


hood 


wool 


shouZd 




LESSON 31. 



Come to me, Charles. Come and read. 
Here is a new book. Take care not to tear it* 
Good boys do not spoil their books. — Speak 
plain. Take pains and try to read well. 

Do not read so fast. — Mind the stops. — 
Charles has read a page now. This is a page. 
This is a leaf. A page is one side of a leaf. 
Shut the book. By and by you may read more. 

Shall we walk ? No ; not now. I think it 
will rain soon. See how black the sky is. 
Now it rains. How fast it rains. Rain comes 
from the clouds. The ducks love rain. Ducks, 
swim, and geese swim. 
4 



50 Easy Reading Lessons. 

Can Charles swim ? No, Charles is not a 
duck, nor a goose ; so he must take care not to 
go too near the pond, lest he should fall in. I 
do not know that we could get him out ; if we 
could not, he would die. When Charles is as 
large as James, he shall learn to swim. 

LESSON 32. 

It does not rain now. The sky is blue.* 
Let us take a walk in the fields ; and see th@ 
sheep and the lambs, the cows and trees, and 
birds. Call Tray. He shall go. He wags his 
tail. He is glad to see us, and to go with us. 

Tray likes those who feed him and are kind 
to him. Do not walk on the grass now. It is 
too high, and quite wet. Walk in this dry 
path. There is a worm. Do not tread on it. 

Can Charles climb that wall ? O what a 
large field. This is not grass. No ; it is corn. 
It will be ripe soon. Bread is made of corn. 
I dare say Charles does not know how bread 
is made. Well, some time I will tell him. 

The clock strikes. It is time to dine. Is 
the cloth laid ? Where are the knives, and 
forks, and plates ? Call Ann. Are your hands 
clean? Sit down. The soup is hot; wait till 
it is cool. Will you have some lamb, and 
some pease ? Do not make a noise w 7 ith your 
lips when you eat. Take some bread. Now 
let us go and play with George. 



Words of Two Syllables. 
CHAPTER XIII. 



51 



Dissyllables accented on the first syllable. 

Both syllables short. 



.Ab ject 


brick bat 


con tract 


fam ine 


ab scess 


buck ram 


con vent 


fam ish 


.ab sence 


can vass 


con vert 


fer ret 


ac cent 


cap stan 


con vex 


fer vent 


ac tive 


car at 


cred it 


fer vid 


ad vent 


cask et 


cres cent 


flan nel 


ad verb 


cav il 


crick et 


flip pant 


an nak 


cen tral 


crit ic 


for eign 


an them 


chan nel 


cun ning 


for est 


an vil 


chap el 


cur ran£ 


fos sil 


as pect 


chap let 


cur rent 


frag ment 


at las 


cher ish 


cut lass 


fran tic 


ax is 


cher ub 


des ert 


friend ship 


bal ance 


chis el 


dipA thong 


, fun nel 


;bal last 


clar et 


dis tance 


fur nish 


ban ish 


clas sic 


dis tant 


gam ut 


;ban qiiet 


clem ent 


dis trict 


gant let 


bar rack 


clos et 


dock et 


gib bet 


:bar rel 


cob web 


doc trine 


gim let* 


bar ren 


cof fin 


dul cet 


gran dam 


has ket 


col um/i 


dul ness 


grand eur 


bed stead 


com bat 


ear nest 


grav el 


blem ish 


com ment 


em blem 


gul let 


bon net 


com plex 


er rand 


gus set 


bran dish 


con duct 


ex tant 


har ass 


break fast 


con gress 


ex tract 


hap less 



* g hard. 



52 


Words of 


Tivo Syllables. 


hedg es 


learn ing 


pol lock 


shep herd 


hel met 


lev el 


pres ent 


sher iff 


help less 


log ic 


prob lem 


shil ling 


hem lock 


liq uid 


proc ess 


skit tish 


herds man 


mag ic 


prof it 


sig net 


her mit 


mag net 


prog ress 


sud den 


her ring 


mal ice 


pub lie 


sul tan 


hick up 


mas tiff 


pub lish 


sul len 


Aon est 


max im 


pun ish 


sul phur 


hor rid 


mer chant 


quin tal 


tac it 


him dred 


mim ic 


rab bit 


tac tic 


hunts man 


min strel 


rack et 


tan gent 


hus band 


mis chief 


rad ish 


tariff 


im pulse 


mis tress 


rap ine 


tem pest 


in cense 


nos trum 


ran cid 


ten ant 


in cest 


ob ject 


rem nant 


ten dril 


in gress 


ob long 


rep tile 


ten et 


in quest 


of fice 


rig id 


tim brel 


in stant 


op tics 


ring let 


tim id 


in step 


pack et 


rub bish 


tran qiiil 


in stinct 


pal lid 


rug ged 


tran script 


in suit 


pam phlet 


run net 


tripA thong 


jack et 


pen cil 


rus tic 


van ish 


judg ment 


per feet 


sab bath 


vas sal 


jus tice 


per ish 


satch el 


vel lum 


ker nel 


pil grim 


sal ad 


viv id 


kin dred 


plac id 


san guine 


vom it 


kitch en 


plan et 


san dal 


wed lock 


knowl edg< 


> plas ter 


scan dal 


wel kin 


Ian guid 


plum met 


sen tence 


wick ed 



Words of Two Syllables. 53 

Both syllables long. 

A gue fea ture mo hair seiz ure 

a zure fi nite na ture so lo 

cli mate fore sight ne gro te nure 

clo sure fowr score por trait tri une 

co coa four teen pri mate twi lig-At 

crea ture fu ture pseu do ty ro 

cu rate lei sure ra sure va cate 

ie male li brate sa go vi brate 



The first syllable long* 

Beau ty gree dy 

clear ly grea sy 

dear ly high ly 

dai ly home ly 

dam ty kind ly 

dai ry late ly 

dai sy leak y 

fee bly like ly 

fri day live ly 

The first short, y in 

Bel fry emp ty 

ber ry fan cy 

cher ry fil thy 

chim ney fur ry 

cit y gal ley 

cler gy gen try 

cop y glos sy 

coun try gwil ty 

drop sy heav y 

ed dy hur ry 
5* 



y in the second like e long-, 

low ly rain y 

meal y safe ly 

migA ty slow ly 

most ly smo ky 

neat ly spi cy 

need y sweet ly 

new ly tro phy 

pas try tues day 

pure ly wea ry 
the second like e long-, 

jour ney rud dy 

mer cy scur vy 

pen ny six ty 

plen ty stud y 

pop py sul ky 

prox y tan sy 

pup py thurs day 

quick ly twen ty 

quin sy val ley 

read y wednes day 



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Words of Two Syllables. 



The first long", the second like u short. 

BliTHe some fla vour neu ter smo ker 

bea ver grind er ni tre so ber 

bol ster hoi ster oa kum stran ger 

ce dar Au mour o cHre tai lor 

cham ber i dol o dour ta per 

ci der la bour pa tron teach er 

ci pher lu ere pray er tire some 

clo ver ma jor qua ker thriv er 

cowl ter man ger qua ver tra der 

cri er ma tron read er trai tor 

dan ger may or reap er tre mour 

dra per mea ger ru mour ti ger 

ea ger* me tre sa bre tu mour 

ei THer mi nor sa vour tu tor 

e ther mi ser sci on vi per 

fa mous mi tre sera per vi nous 

fa vour nei THer se rous wa fer 



The first short, the second like u short. 



After 
amber 
an CHor 
an ger* 
an swer 
at om 
bab bier 
bal lot 
ban ner 
beg gar 



blis ter 
bios som 
blun der 
blus ter 
bot torn 
buck ler 
buck ram 
bux om 
cam phor 
can non 



cen ser 
cen tre 
chap ter 
chat ter 
ches£ nut 
cin der 
clap per 
clam our 
clan gour 
cob bier 



con quer 
cus torn 
dag ger 
de6t or 
dif fer 
din ner 
doc tor 
dol lar 
drag on 
earl dom 



* g hard. 



Words of Two Syllables. 



em bers 


Aon our 


pam per 


sel dom 


er rour 


hor rour 


pan ther 


ser mon 


fac tor 


huck ster 


par rot 


sex ton 


faTH om 


hun gerl 


pas tor 


shiv er 


fel on 


hunt er 


plas ter 


skim mer 


fer your 


in ner 


phan torn 


slan der 


fet ter 


jeal ous 


phil ter 


slip per 


fin ger 


king dom 


pil grim 


snuf fers 


flag on 


lad der 


pitch er 


spec tre 


flat ter 


Ian tern 


plat ter 


splen dour 


flut ter 


lem on 


pon der 


sun der 


fod der 


lim ber 


pop lar 


sup per 


fos ter 


lim ner 


prim er 


tern per 


ful some 


lit ter 


prop er 


ten don 


fur THer 


lob ster 


puck er 


ten our 


gal Ion 


lum ber 


quiv er 


ter rour 


gal lop 


lus tre 


ran cour 


trench er 


gam bol 


man ner 


ran dom 


thun der 


gam mon 


mat ter 


ran som 


van qaish 


gaTH er 


mat tock 


ren der 


ven om 


glim mer 


mel on 


rec tor 


ver dant 


glit ter 


mem ber 


rob ber 


vie tor 


glut ton 


meth od 


rud der 


vig our 


gut ter 


mir rour 


scat ter 


vul gar 


ham mer 


mon ster 


seep tre 


wis dom 


ham mock 


mor tar 


schoI ar 


wrest ler 


hand some mur der 


scol lop 


yon der 


hav ock 


mus ter 


scis sors 


zeal ot 


hec tor 


nee tar 


sec ond 





56 Words of Two Syllables. 

The first long", the second short, 



A gent 
an gel 
bail iff 
ba sis 
blind ness 
blue ness 
bright ness 
bri dal 
oa dence 
cam brie 
<ia ret 
ceil ing 
CHa os 
<^hild ish 
cli max 
creep ing 
cri sis 
cu bic 
cu bit 
de cent 
de mon 
di et 
dur ance 
dur ing 
e diet 
e qiial 
fla grant 
flo ral 
Hu ent 



fluid 
fi nal 
fra grant 
fre quent 
fru gal 
fu tile 
glean ing 
gi ant 
gra tis 
ha tred 
heal ing 
hear ing 
hire ling 
host ess 
hoarse ness 
huge ness 
hu man 
hu mid 
i tern 
keen ness 
kind ness 
&na vish 
la bel 
la tent 
li cense 
li ken 
light ning 
lo cal 
lo cust 



lu pine 
mean ing 
meek ness 
mo dish 
mo ment 
mu sic 
na ked 
name less 
na tal 
na tivc 
na val 
no tice 
o ral 

pamt ing 
pa pist 
pa rent 
pa thos 
peel ing 
peev ish 
phi al 
p/erc ing 
pi am ness 
pi am tive 
pli ant 
plu ral 
po tent 
pre cept 
pre cinct 
pu pil 



qui et 
ra£ ment 
ra zor 
re cent 
re gent 
sa cred 
sci ence 
se quel 
se cret 
shape less 
si lence 
si lent 
stu dent 
stu pid 
thzev ish 
ti dings 
trea tise 
tri dent 
tri umph 
tu mult 
tu nic 
va cant 
va grant 
ve nal 
wazl ing 
writ ing 
year ling 
yeo man 
ze nith 






Words of Two Syllables. 



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The fiist short, the second long. 



Bar row 

bel low 
bil low 
birth right 
birth place 
bor row 
brim stone 
bug bear 
bur row 
cof fee 
chil bla?'n 
con clave 
con strue 
con trite 
cup board 
cut throat 
del uge 
die tate 
ecH o 



ef fort 
el bow 
em pire 
fal low 
frus trate 
fur lough 
gan grene 
ges ture 
gain ea 
har row 
hoi low 
im port 
im post 
junc ture 
man date 
man go 
meets ure 
mem brane 
mid wife 



The first middle 



Arch ing 
ar dent 
art less 
bar gain 
bloom ing 
bul let 
bush el 
card ing 
car nal 



charm ing 
cush ion 
dark ness 
dar ling 
far Tning 
fool ish 
gar land 
gar lie 
gar ment 



mix ture 
mor row 
mun dane 
nar row 
non smt 
per jure 
pic ture 
pil low 
press ure 
pleas ure 
pos ture 
pur blind 
pur chase 
scrip ture 
spar row 
stat ue 
stat ure 
stat ute 
stric ture 

, the second 
har ness 
jawn dice 
har vest 
look ing 
mar gin 
mar ket 
mar quis 
mar shal 
mar vel 



tal low 
tell tale 
thresh old 
tine ture 
tis sue 
treas ure 
turn pike 
um pire 
up roar 
ut most 
ven ture 
ver dure 
vest ure 
vol ume 
wel fare 
wind lass 
win dow 
win now 
yel low 

short, 
pars nip 
par tridge 
^?sal mist 
pud ding 
sar casm 
scar let 
spark ling 
tar get 
tar nish 



58 


Words of 


Two Syllabi 


f es. 


The first middle, 


the second like u short. 


Ar bour 


car per 


faTH er 


lar der 


arch er 


car ter 


far THer 


lar ger 


ar dour 


car ver 


ful ler 


lawgh ter 


ar mour 


charg er 


gar ner 


mar tyr 


bar ber 


charm er 


gar ter 


mas ter 


bar ter 


char ter 


Ear bour 


par lour 


bo som 


cool er 


har lot 


part ner 


bul wark 


coop er 


hawnt er 


sharp er 


butch er 


far mer 


jar gon 


worn an 


The first broad, the second like 


u short. 


Al der 


draw er 


^sal ter 


thral dom 


al ter 


fal ter 


quar ter 


war bier 


aw ger 


hal ter 


sau cer 


ward er 


aw thor 


hawk er 


saw yer 


warm er 


awk ward 


law yer 


slawgA ter 


warr iour 


daugh ter 


paw per 


squad ron 


wa ter 


The first broad, the second short. 


Aw burn 


bal sam 


plaw dit 


wal nut 


aw dit 


call ing 


quad rant 


warm ing 


aw gust 


dawn ing 


salt ish 


warm ness 


au tumn 


fault less 


taZk ing 


warn ing 


awn ing 


halt ed 


wa/k ing 


yawn ing 


The 


first like o short, the secon 


d short. 


Qftar rel 


wan ness 


war rant 


wasp ish 


wad ding 


want ing 


war ren 


watch ing 


wal let 


wan ton 


wash ing 


watch man 



Easy Reading Lessons* 59 

LESSON 33. 

There is a bird's nest on that bush. It is 
made of sticks and straws. Let us look into 
it — but stop ! the bird is on the nest. Now 
she is gone. She saw us and flew. 

We will go and see the eggs. O ! what 
small eggs. — They are as white as snow. 
The nest is made soft and warm, with down 
and fine wool. 

There the bird sits now on that stump. — 
She looks sad. She wants us to go from the 
nest. We must leave it. Let her sit on the 
eggs, and hatch young birds. She will feed 
them. 

They will grow T fast ; and when they have 
wings, they will fly and sing like the old ones, 
Birds do no harm. We must not drive them 
from their nests. Bad boys will break their 
eggs, and kill the young birds. 

LESSON 34. 

How cold it is. How the wind blows. — 
The sun does not shine. There is ice in the 
pond. It hails. It snows. Here is snow\ — 
How white it is, and how soft. See, I have 
made a snow ball. Shall I throw it at you ? 

Bring some snow to the fire. See how it 
melts. Ah ! it is all gone, drop by drop. — 
Look at it. What do you call it now ? 



60 Words of Two Syllables. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Dissyllables accented on the second syl- 
lable. 



Ab rupt 
ab scond 
ab solve 
a bvss 
ac cost 
ac q^it 
a dapt 
ad dress 
ad ept 
ad journ 
ad judge 
ad just 
a dopt 
ad vance 
ad vert 
af feet 
af fix 
af flict 
a gAast 
al lege 
as cend 
as sent 
as sess 
at tack 
at tempt 
bur lesqwe 



Both syllables short, 

ca bal dis gust 

ca nal dis miss 

ca ress dis pel 

ce merit dis pense 

com mend dis sect 

com pact dis sent 

com pel dis tend . 

con cern dis tract 

con cur dis tress 

con denm dis turb 

con dense en act 

con duct en camp 

con fer en chant 

con fess ex cept 

con nect ex cess 

con sist ex empt 

con struct ex pand 

con suit ex pend 

con temn ex press 

con tempt ex tinct 

con tract ex tract 

con verse har angwe 

con vert him self 

con vict im mense 

cor rupt im pel 

des cant in dulge 



in spect 
in stil 
in struct 
in suit 
in trust 
in vent 
neg lect 
ob serve 
ob struct 
of fence 
op press 
per mit 
pos sess 
sub mit 
sub sist 
sub tract 
sue cess j 
sug gest 
sup plant 
sur pass 
sus pect 
sus pend 
trans act 
trans mit 
trans plant 
un til 



Words of Two Syllables. 
Both syllables long-. 



61 



Be gwile 


de feat 


hu mane 


re cite 


be hind 


de file 


jo cose 


re claim 


be hold 


de fine 


mo rose 


re cline 


be Kef 


de fray 


o blige 


re cluse 


be long 


de grade 


o paqwe 


re cowrse 


be neaTH 


de gree 


pe ruse 


re deem 


be nign 


de lay 


po lite 


re duce 


be queaTH 


de Y\ghi 


post pone 


re frain 


be reave 


de lude 


pre cede 


re fuse 


be seech 


de mise 


pre elude 


re lease 


be siege 


de mure 


pre mise 


re lief 


be stow; 


de note 


pre pare 


re lieve 


be tray 


de plore 


pre sage 


re main 


be tween 


de pose 


pre scribe 


re pair 


be wail 


de prave 


pre side 


re peal 


be ware 


de prive 


pre sume 


re peat 


ere ate 


de pute 


pre vail 


re pine 


de base 


de range 


pro ceed 


re plete 


de bate 


de ride 


pro claim 


re port 


de cay 


de scribe 


pro cure 


re prieve 


de cease 


de spatr 


pro duce 


re proach 


de ceit 


de spise 


pro fane 


re qfiire 


de ceive 


de sign 


pro fuse 


re quite 


de claim 


de vise 


pro mote 


re sign 


de clare 


e scape 


pro rogwe 


re sowrce 


de crease 


e squire- 


pro scribe 


re strain 


de cree 


e vade 


pro vide 


re trieve 


de duce 


fore go 


pro voke 


re veal 


de face 


fore know 
6 


re ceipt 


se cure 



G2 


Words of Two Syllables. 


The first short, 


the second long-. 


A base 


al lure 


a wake 


con ceil 


a bate 


a lone 


a ware 


con ceive 


a bide 


a maze 


bap tize 


con cise 


ab jure 


a muse 


bias pheme con elude 


a bode 


an neal 


block ade 


con duce 


ab stain 


ap peal 


brig ade 


con fide 


ab struse 


ap pear 


ca jole 


con fine 


a buse 


ap pease 


cam paig-n 


con fuse 


ae cede 


ap prize 


cal cine 


con fute 


ac crue 


ap proach 


cas cade 


con dign 


ae cuse 


a rise 


cAam paigri 


con geal 


ac quaint 


a rose 


ca reer 


con nive 


ac qi'ire 


ar raig-n 


cash ier 


con sign 


a cute 


ar range 


chas tise 


con sole 


ad duce 


ar ray 


col late 


con spire 


ad jure 


ar rear 


com bine 


con strain 


ad here 


ar rive 


com mime 


con sume 


ad mire 


as cribe 


com mute 


con tain 


a dore 


a side 


com pare 


con trive 


ad vice 


a sleep 


com plain 


con trol 


ad vise 


as sail 


com plaint 


con vene 


af ford 


as sign 


com pile 


cor rode 


af fright 


as size 


com plete 


cur tail 


a fraid 


as su age 


com ply 


dif fuse 


ag grieve 


as sume 


com port 


dis claim. 


a gree 


as sure 


com pose 


dis close 


a like 


a tone 


com prise 


dis. course 


a live 


at tain 


com pute 


dis creet 


al lies 


at tire 


con ceal 


dis dain 



Words of Two Syllables. 



63 



<dis grace 


en throne 


in elude 


per suade 


dis gwise 
dis may 
dis place 


en treat 
ex change 
ex claim 


in crease 
in duce 
in flame 


per spire 
per tain 
per vade 


dis please 


ex elude 


in flate 


pur sue 


dis pose 
dis suade 


ex cite 
ex hale 


in quire 
in sane 


pur suit 
sub lime 


dis tram 


ex pire 


in scribe 


sub scribe 


do main 
ef face 


ex port 
ex treme- 


in spire 
in vade 


sup port 
sus tain 


em brace 


gen teel 


in vite 


trans port 


en close 


im bibe 


in voke 


trus tee 


en croach 


im brue 


mis name 


up braid 


en dure 


im pair 


mis take 


up hold 


en force 


im peach 


mis use 


un chaste 


en gage 
en grave 
en gross 


im pede 
im plore 
im port 


ob Yique 
ob scene 
ob scure 


un close 
un fold 
un &nown 


en rage 


im pose 


ob tain 


un safe 


en rol 
en tice 


im pute 
. im pure 


op pose 
pa trol 


un tie 
un twine 


en tire 


in cline 


per ceive 


un yoke 




Hie first long, the second short. 


Be head 
be gin 


de duct 
de feet 


de pict 
de press 


e ject 
e lect 


be quest 


de fence 


de scend 


e mjt 


be twixt 


de fend 


de scent 


e qoip 


be witch 


de fer 


de tect 


e rect 


be yond 
de camp 


de ject 
de mur 


de test 

de tract 


e vent 
e vinee 



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Words of Two Syllables, 



gro tesqiie 


pro fess 


mo lest 


pro ject 


mo rass 


pro lix 


pre diet 


pro long 


pre fer 


pro pel 


pre fix 


pro tect 


pre judge 


pro test 


pre sent 


pro tract 


pre serve 


re bel 


pre tence 


re buff 


pre tend 


re cant 


pre text 


re cess 


pre vent 


re cur 



re dress 
re fer 
re fleet 
re fract 
re fresh 
re fund 
re gret 
re hearse 
re ject 
re lapse 
re lax 
re lent 
re mit 



re past 
re pel 
re pent 
re press 
re print 
re pulse 
re qeust 
re sist 
re solve 
re turn 
ro bust 
tre pan 
u surp 



The first short, 

A larm em bark 

a far en large 

a part gwit ar 

ca tarrA im part 

com mand mam ma 

dis arm pa pa 

dis card un arm 

dis charge un bar 

em baZm a do 



the second middle. 



a loof 
ap prove 
bab oon 
bal loon 
bas soon 
buf foon 
dis prove 
drag oon 
gal loon 



im prove 
mon soon 
rack oon 
shal loon 
un coiuh 
un do 
un hook 
ca noe 
a mour 



The first short ; in the second a broad, and o like a broad. 



Ap pal 
ap plaud 
as sault 
ex alt 
ex haust 



in thral 
mis cal 
un taugAt 
wiTH al 



a broad 
ab hor 
a dorn 
ex hort 



with draw ex tort 



dis tort 
in form 
per form 
sub orn 
trans form 



Easy Reading Lessons. 6S 

The first long-, the second broad. 

Be cause de bawch de faw/t re call 
be fal de frawd fore warn re ward 

The first long-, the second middle, 

Be caZm re gard re tarcl re move 
de mand re mark be hoove re proof 
de part re mand be fool re prove 

LESSON 35. 

None is God, but the Lord. He is wise, 
and just, and good, and kind. He made the 
sun, and the moon, and the sky. 

The sea is his, and he made it ; and the 
dry land is his also. He made the east and 
the west ; the high hill and the low vale. He 
made each tree and herb : the tall oak and 
the tiny bush are both his work. 

God bids the sun to rise, and he bids it set. 
He gives the rain and the dew to wet the soil : 
and at his will it is made dry. The heat and 
the cold come from him. 

He sends the snow, and the ice, and the 
hail ; and at his word they melt away. He 
now bids the tree to put on its leaf, but ere 
long he will bid the leaf to fade, and make the 
tree to be bare. 

He bids the wind to blow, and it is he who 
-bids it to be calm. He sets a door as it were 
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66 Easy Reading Lessons. 

on the sea ; and says to it, Thus far only 
must thou come. 

All that live get life from God. He made 
the poor man, as well as the rich man : he 
made the dark man, as well as the fair man : 
he made the fool, as well as the wise man. 

All that move on the land are his ; and so 
are all that fly in the air, and all that swim 
in the sea. The lion and the worm are both 
the work of his hand. In him they live and 
move. He it is that doth give food to them 
all, and, when he says the word, they all die 
and turn to dust. 

Bear ever in mind, that it was God who 
made you ; and who gave you all that you 
have, and all that you hope for. He gave 
you life, and food, and a home to live in. 

All who take care of you, and help you, were 
sent you by him. He sent you his own Son, to 
show you his will, and to die for your sake. He 
gave you his word, to let you know what he 
hath done for you, and "what he bids you do. 

Be sure that he ever sees you, in the dark, 
as w^ell as in the day. He can tell all that 
you do, and all that you say, all that is in your 
mind. Oh ! ever seek this God. 

Pray to him when you rise, and when you 
lie down. Keep his day ; hear and read his 
word ; and do his will ; and he will love you, 
and will be your God for ever. 



Words of Two Syllables. 07 

CHAPTER, XV. 
Accent on the first syllable. 

The first short, the vowel in the second silent. 

An kle gen tie mut ton rav el 

ap pie glut ton muz zle reck on 

baf fle grap pie net tie rid die 

bot tie hap pen nim ble sad die 

bram ble han die oft en scrib ble 

buc kle heav en pad die scuf fle 
bun die hum ble peb ble scut tie 
can die hus tie ped die sev en 
cas tie ket tie per son sick le 

cot ton kin die pes tie sim pie 
coup le kit ten pick le sin gle 
crum ble les son pirn pie smug gle 
dam son list en prat tie stran gle 
daz zle lit tie pris on strug gle 
dim' pie man gle pur pie stub ble 

doub le man tie puz zle . su&t le 
doz en rned die qaib ble thim ble 
fas£ en mid die rab ble troub le 
fid die min gle ram ble wecr-p on 

The first long", tbe vowel in the second silent. 
A ble ea gle mea sles sea son 

ba con e ven no ble sta ble 

ba sin e vil o pen stee pie 

bi ble fa ble peo pie ta ble 

bro ken fro zen ra ven ta ken 

chosen hea THen rat sin treason 



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Woi*ds of Tioo Syllables. 



A proper diphthong* in the accented syllable. 



Boil ed 

boil er 

bound ed floun der 

bound less flow er 



down ward loy al 
drow sj loun ger 



boun ty 

bow er 

clois ter 

clou dy 

clown ish 

coin age 

coin ing 

count ed 

count er 

coun ty 

cow ard 

cow slip 

dou&t ful 

dou&t ing 

dower 

down cast loi ter 



foi ble 
foun der 
foun dry 
foun tain 
fow ler 
gou ty 

ground less out cast 
grow ler out let 
Aour ly out rage 
house hold out ward 
oys ter 



vnoist en 
moist ure 
moun tain 
noiseiess 
noi some 
noi sy 
oil y 
oint ment 



join er 
join ter 
joint ure 
joy ful 
joy ous 



poig nant 
point ed 
point er 
point ing 
poi son 



pound ed 
pow der 
pow er 
prow ess 
row el 
roy al 
shout ed 
show er 
sour ly 
sour ness 
thorn and 
toi let 
toil ing 
tow el 
tow er 
town ship 
trow el 
trou sers 
vow el 
voy age 



Compound words — Both syllables long-. 



Bee hive 
blind fold 
bride maid 
day break 
day light 
eye sight 
field piece 
grind stone 



hazl stone 
key hole 
leap year 
life time 
like wise 
nose gay 
night mare 
paste board 



rain bow 
scare crow 
sea coal 
side board 
side long 
side ways 
sky light 
way lay 



Words of Tico Syllables. 
TERMINATIONAL SOUNDS. 



69 



cient and {lent, •■■-••■- 

cial and tial, 

lion* cion, and sion^ - 

tious, cious, ceous, and scions, ■ 

geon, and g^'ow, 

science and tience, - 

sier and zie?*, . 



An cient 
pa tient 
quo tient 
pa tience 
so cial 



The first syllable long-. 

lo tion 
mo tion 



por tion 
gra cious 
na tion spa cious 
no tion spe cious 
po tion le gion 

The first syllable short. 

unc tion 
dun geon 
gud geon 
stur geon 
sur geon 
cap tious 
con scious 
fac tious 



Ac tion op tion 

cap tion pas sion 

die tion pen sion 

fac tion rup tion 

fie tion sane tion 

frac tion sec tion 

man sion ses sion 

men tion sue tion 

Words in which i in the final syllable sounds li 

Bill iards flex ion on ion 

bill ion flux ion 

bil ious fil ial 

clar ion mill ion 

coll ier min ion 



pill ion 
pin ion 
pon iard 
scull ion 



like shent ; 

- shal ; 
shun ; 

- shus ; 
jun ; 

- shense ; 
zhur. 



re gion 
bra sier 
gla zier 
ho sier 
o sier 



con science 
frac tious 
lus cious 
pre cious 
ver sion 
vi cious 
nup tial 
spe cial 

ke y consonant 

trill ion 
triv ial 
trunn ion 
val iant 
vis ion 



ro 



Words of Two Syllables. 



Words in which o and ou sound like u short ;— ey like 
e long-;— a in the termination age, az, ia and y I 
i short ; — and ew like u long". 



BroTH er 


won der 


wharf age 


crys tal 


col our 


wont ed 


car riage 


cyg net 


con jure 


wor ry 


mar riage 


cym bal 


gov ern 


wor ship 


brew er 


cyn ic 


hon ey 


wor THy 


few er 


la rynx 


jour ney 


tur key 


jew el 


lyr ic 


mon day 


bag gage 


pew ter 


mys tic 


mon ey 


cab bage 


skew er 


phys ic 


mon key 


car nage 


bar gain 


syl van 


moTH er 


cour age 


cap tain 


sym bol 


Both ing 


dam age 


cer tain 


symp torn 


oth er 


Aerb age 


chap lain 


syn od 


shov el 


lug gage 


cur tain 


syn tax 


slov en 


man age 


en trails 


syr inge 


smoTH er 


til lage 


plan tain 


sys tern 


stom acH 


ton nage 


ber yl 


tym bal 



t 



Accent on the second syllable. 

A proper diphthong* in the accented syllable. 



A bound 


a loud 


a void 


de coy 


a bout 


a mount 


a vouch 


de nounce 


ac count 


a noint 


a vow 


de stroy 


ad join 


an nounce 


ca rouse 


de void 


a droit 
a ground 
al low 


an noy 
ap point 
a round 


com pounc 
con found 
con join 


de vour 
de vout 
dis count 


al loy 


a rouse 


con voy 


dis mount 



Wards of Two Syllables. 



71 



dis join 


ex ploit re coil 


re nown 


dis joint 


ex pound re count 


re sound 


em broil 


me moir re dou&t 


sub join 


em ploy- 


mis count re dound 


sur mount 


en d ow- 


pro found re joice 


sur round 


en join 


pro nounce re join 


un bound 


enjoy 


pro pound re mount 


un coil 


e spouse 


pur loin re nounce 


with out 


o like u she 


rt, i in the second syllable like e long", and 




ei and ey like a long*. 




Af front 


a bove fas cine 


ma fine 


a mong 


an tiqwe fa tig^e 


pur vey 


a mongst 


ca price in trigwe 


sur vey 


be come 


c/ia grin ma chine 
LESSON 36. 


in veigh 



THE LORD'S DAY. 

Keep the Lord's day as it ought to be kept, 
and as you will wish you had kept it when you 
come to die. On that day do not idly play on 
the roads, or in the fields, as you see bad boys 
and girls do, but go to the house of the Lord. 

And when there fix your eye on him who 
speaks to you, and give good heed to what he 
says. Pray in your heart when he prays. 

And when you go home think of what you 
have heard, and speak of it to those who take 
care of you. If you spend the day right you 
will be more apt to do well on the other days 
of the week. And if you do well at all times 
God will bless you in all you do. 



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LESSON 37. 

ADVICE TO CHILDREN. 

Listen to the tender counsels of your parents. 
Love them, for they love you, and have taken 
care of you ever since you were born. They 
loved you and took care of you when you were 
little helpless infants, that could not talk, nor 
walk about, nor do any thing but cry, and give 
a great deal of trouble. 

Obey your parents. They know better what 
is proper for you than you do ; and they wish 
you to be good, and wise, and happy. 

Love your brothers and sisters. Do not tease 
nor vex them, nor call them names ; and never 
let your little hands be raised to strike them. 

If they have any thing which you would like 
to have, do not be angry with them, nor try to 
get it from them. If you have any thing they 
like, share it with them. 



Words of Three Syllables. 73 

CHAPTER XVI. 
Trisyllables accented on the first. 

The accented syllable short 
Ab sti nence at mo sphere choI er ic 



ac tu ate 
ad a mant 
ad e quate 
ad jec tive 
ad ju tant 
af flu ence 
af ter ward 
ag gran dize 
ag gra vate 
ag gre gate 
ag i tate 
al i ment 
al pha bet 
am nes ty 
an a lyze 
an ec dote 
an o dyne 
an ti dote 
an ar cHy 
an ti type 
ap a thy 
ap er ture 
aph o rism 
ar ro gant 
as pe rate 



at ti tude 
at tri bute 
av a rice 
av e nue 
av er age 
bach e lor 
bash ful ness 
ben e fice 
bev er age 
bias phe my 
blun der er 
bur gla ry 
cab i net 
cal cu late 
cap ti vate 
can di date 
cat a logwe 
cat e cmsm 
cath o lie 
cuam o mile 
chain pi on 
CHar ac ter 
CHem is try 
<^hiv al ry 
choc o late 



CHor is ter 
cit i zen 
civ il ize 
clam or ous 
clem en cy 
cler gy man 
col lo quy 
com pli cate 
com pro mise 
con fer ence 
con se crate 
con se quent 
con stan cy 
€on ti nence 
cour te ous 
cour te sy 
cred i ble 
cred u lous 
crit i cism 
crit ic al 
croc o dile 
cul pa ble 
cul ti vate 
cur so ry 
dal li an.ee 



74 



Words of Three Syllables. 



dec a logwe 
dec o rate 
ded i cate 
def er ence 
def i nite 
del e gate 
del i cate 
dem a gogwe 
den si ty 
des ig nate 
des o late 
des po tism 
des ti ny 
des ti tute 
dif fer ence 
dif fi cult 
dil i gence 
dig ni ty 
dis ci pline 
dis lo cate 
dis si pate 
dis so lute 
div i dend 
doc u ment 
ec sta cy 
ed i fice 
ed u cate 
el e gance 
el e ment 
el e phant 



el o quent 
el e vate 
em bas sy 
em bry o 
em i grate 
em i nence 
em pha sis 
em u late 
em u lous 
en ter prise 
en vi ous 
ep i cure 
ep i gram 
ep i taph 
e qui page 
e qui ty 
es ti mate 
ev er green 
ev i dence 
ev i dent 
ex eel lent 
ex e cute 
ex er cise 
ex pe dite 
ex pi ate 
ex qui site 
ex tri cate 
fac ul ty 
fab u lous 
fas ci nate 



fern i nine 
fer ven cy 
fes ti val 
fish er man 
flex i ble 
flue tu ate 
friv o lous 
ful mi nate 
fur ni ture 
gar ri son 
gen er al 
gen er ate 
gen er ous 
gen u ine 
ger mi nate 
glos sa ry 
grad u al 
grat i tude 
grav i tate 
grav i ty 
hand ker chief 
haz ard ous 
her it age 
hes i tate 
hid e ous 
Aon e^ty 
hos pi tal 
hur ri cane 
ig no ranee 
ig no rant 



Words of Three Syllables. 



75 



im i tate lep ro sy mul ti ply 

im pi ous leth ar gy mul ti tude 

im pie ment lib er tine nar ra tive 

im pli cate lib er ty na tion al 

im pre cate lit i gate nat u ral 

in di cate lit ur gy nav i gate 

in di gence Ion gi tude nee ta rine 

In di gent mack er el neg a tive 

in do lence mag is trate neg li gence 

in do lent mag ni fy* nom in al 

in fa mous mag ni tude ob e lisk 

in fan try maj es ty ob lo quy 

in fin ite man u script ob sta cle 

in flu ence mas cu line ob sti nate 

in no cenee mas sa ere ob vi ate 

in so lence mecH an ism oc cu py 

in so lent med i cine oc u lar 

in sti gate med i tate om in ous 

in stru ment mer can tile op po site 

in ter est mer chan dize op u lence 

in ter im mer cu ry op u lent 

in ter view mes sen ger or an ges 

in ti mate met a phor or a tor 

ir ri tate min er al pac i fy* 

jead ous y min ia ture pag ean try 

jes sa mine mis chiev ous pal li ate 

jus ti fy* mis e ry pal pi tate 

lab y rinth mock e ry par a dise 

leg a cy mol li ent par a graph 

* 1/ like i long". 



76 



Words of Three Syllables. 



par a lyze 
par a phrase 
par ox ysm 
pas sen ger 
pas sion ate 
ped a gog^e 
ped es tal 
ped i gree 
ped i ment 
pen al ty 
pen e trate 
pen i tence 
pen i tent 
per quis ite 
per ti nent 
pes ti lence 
pet u lance 
phleg ma tic 
pleas an try 
pol i tic 
pop u lar 
por cu pine 
por rin ger 
prac tic al 
prec i pice 
pred i cate 
pref er ence 
pre ju dice 
pres ent ly 



prev a lence 
prev a lent 
prim i tive 
prin ci pie 
pris on er 
priv i lege 
prob a ble 
prob i ty 
prof li gate 
prom i nent 
promp ti tude 
prop a gate 
prop er ty 
pros e cute 
pros e lyte 
pros o dy 
pros per ous 
pros ti tute 
prov en der 
prov i dence 
pul ver ize 
punc tu al 
pun ish ment 
pur ga tive 
rad ic al 
rail le ry 
rap tur ous 
rasp ber ry 
rat i fy * 



ra tion al 
rav en ous 
rec i pe 
rec om pence 
rec on cile 
rec ti fy * 
rec ti tude 
ref er ence 
reg i ment 
reg is ter 
reg u lar 
reg u late 
rel a tive 
ren o vate 
rep ro bate 
res i dence 
res o lute 
ret ro spect 
rev er end 
rAet o ric 
riv u let 
sac cHa rine 
sac ra ment 
sac ri fice \ 
sac ri lege 
sane ti fy * 
sec u lar 
sed i ment 
sep ul CHre 



c y like i long. f c in last syllable like *. 



Words of Three Syllables. 



77 



sen ti nel 
sev er al 
sig ni fy* 
sim i lar 
sin gu lar 
sol e cism 
spec i fy * 
spec i men 
spec la c\es 
strat a gem 
sub al tern 
sub ju gate 
sub li mate 
sub se quent 
sub stan tive 
sum ma ry 
sup pie ment 

The 
De i ty 
de vi ate 
di a dem 
di a lect 
di a per 
di a ry 
foli o 
ge ni al 
ge ni us 
i ro ny 
i vo Y Y 

7* 



treach er ous 
treach e ry 
trem u lous 
tur bu lent 
tur pen tine 
ul cer ous 
ut ter ance 
vag a bond 
ven om ous 
vet er an 
vict ual er 
vig il ance 
vig il ant 
vin e gar 
vir u lent 
vit ri ol 
yes ter day 

accented syllable long-. 



sup pli cant 
sup pli cate 
sup pu rate 
sur ge ry 
sus te nance 
tan ta mount 
tecH nic al 
tel e graph 
tel e scope 
tern pe ranee 
tern pe rate 
tern po ral 
tes ta ment 
tes ti fy* 
tim or ous 
trag e dy 
tran si tive 



jo vi al 
ju ni or 
le ni ent 
lu na cy 
me di um 
me ni al 
me te or 
mu ti ny 
mu tu al 
no ta ry 
no ti fy 
* y like i long. 



o ri ent 
pa pa cy 
pi e ty 
pi ra cy 
po et ry 
po pe ry 
pu ri fy* 
pu ri ty 
ra di us 
ro sb. ry 
sa vo ry 



78 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 



ti m on 
u ni ty 
u s\i al 
Vo ta ry 
A gen cy 
al ien ate§ 
a que ous 
a the ism. 
bay o net 
beau te ous 
beau ti ful 
bra ve ry 
bri be ry 
ca pa ble 
care less ly 
change a ble 
co gen cy 
co pi ous 
cu bic al 
cu cum ber 
cu ra ble 
cu ri ous 
cu ti cle 
dan ger ous 
de vi ate 
de vi ous 
di a gram 
di a logwe 
di a mond 



di al ist 
di a gram 
di o cess 
droll e ry 
du bi ous 
du el ling 
du pli cate 
du te ous 
ea ger lyf 
ea si ly 
east er ly 
eat a ble 
e go tism 
e qua ble 
e qui nox 
eu CHar ist 
eu lo gy 
e ven ing 
fa tal ist 
fa vour its 
fla gran cy 
flu en cy 
fi nal ly 
fo li age 
for ci ble 
for ge ry 
free hoi der 
fre quen cy 
fu gi tive 



fu mi gate 
fu ri ous 
glo ri fy # 
glo ri ous 
glu tin ous 
grate ful ly 
gree di ness 
gro ce ry 
hea THen ism 
hope ful iy 
hu mor ist 
/tu mor ous 
hy a cinth 
i die ness 
i dol ize 
ju bi lee 
ju gil lar 
ju* ci ness 
ju ve nile 
&na ve ry 
la bour er 
la zi ness 
le gal ly 
lei s are ly 
li a ble 
lu era tive 
lu cu brate 
lu di crous 
lu mi nous 



1 1* like 3/. 



| g hard. 



* y like i Jong. 



Easy Words of Three Syllables. 79 



lu na tic 
ma ni ac 
ma son ry 
mi cro scope 
mu ci lage 
mu sic al 
mu tin ous 
mu tu al 
no ble man 
nu mer ous 
nu tri ment 
nu tri tive 
o di ous 
o dor ous 
o ver plus 
o ver ture 
pa gan ism 
pa tri arcH 
pa tri ot 
pa tron ess 
pay a ble 
peace a ble 
pha e ton 

The 
Cyl in der 
hyp d crite 
myr i ad 
mys te ry 
phys ic al 

* y like 



pla gia rism 

pku ri sy 

port a ble 

po ten cy 

po ten tate 

pre am ble 

pre mi um 

pre vi ous 

pu er He 

pu tre fy* 

ra di ance 

re al ize 

re gen cy 

rheu ma tismf u ni verse 

rose ma ry va gran cy 

ru mi natef va ri ous 

sale a ble ve he mence 

sa pi ence ve he ment 

see ne ry ve he cle 

scru pu lousf vi o late 

scru tin yf wea ri some 

se ri ous yeo man ry 

sla ve ry zo di ac 

first syllable like i short. 
pyr a mid sym me try 



sleep i ness 
so journ er 
spu ri ous 
state li ness 
stu di ous 
suit a ble 
teach a ble 
te di ous 
the a tre 
the o rem 
thiev ish ness 
trat tor ous 
u ni form 



syc a more 
syc o phant 
syl la ble 
syl lo gism 

i long-. 



sym pa thy 
syn a gogwe 
typ ic al 
tyr an ny 

f u like o middle. 



80 



Words of Three Syllables. 



The accented syllable middle. 



Ar bi ter 
ar bi trate 
ar CHe type 
ar CHi tect 
ar CHi trave 
ar den cy 
ar du ous 
ar gu merit 
ar ma ment 
ar mis tice 
ar mo ry 
ar se nal 
ar te ry 
ar ti choke 
ar ti cle 
ar ti fice 
ar ti san 



bar ba mm 
bar ba rous 
bar na cle 
car di nal 
car pen ter 
car ti lage 
charge a ble 
faTH er less 
gar den er 
gar ni ture 
guar di an 
har bin ger 
hard i hood 
hard i ness 
har le quin 
harm less ly 
har mo nize 



har mo ny 
harp si cHord 
lar ce ny 
laugh a ble 
mar chion ess 
mar gin al 
mar tyr dom 
mar vel lous 
par don ing 
par Ha ment 
par son age 
par ti cle 
par ti san 
part ner ship 
phar ma cy 
jpsal mo dy 
tar di ness 



A proper diphthong* in the accented syllable. 



Bois ter ous 
boun da ry 
boun te ous 
boun ti ful 
bow er y 
broid e ry 
cloud i ness 
coun sel lor 
coun te nance 
eoun ter feit 



coun ter pane 
coun ter part 
coun ter sign 
cow ard ice 
dou&t ful ness 
dow a ger 
drow s\ ness 
flow e ry 
house hold er 
joy ful ly 



lous i ness 
loi ter er 
moi e ty 
moun tain ous 
moun te bank 
poig- nan cy 
poi son ous 
pow er ful 
roy al ist 
roy al ty 



Reading Lcssdiis. 81 

LESSON 38. 

THE SUN. 

The sun rises in the east ; and when he rises 
it is day. He shines upon the trees, and the 
houses, and upon the water ; and every thing 
looks sparkling and beautiful when he shines 
upon it. He gives us light and heat ; it is he 
that makes it warm. He makes the fruit and 
the corn ripen. 

Sometimes he takes off his crown of bright 
rays, and wraps up his head in thin silver 
clouds, and then we may look at him': but 
when there are no clouds, and he shines with 
all his brightness at noon day, we cannot look 
at him, for he would dazzle our eyes, and make 
us blind. Only the eagle can look at him then ; 
the eagle with his strong piercing eye can look 
at him always. 

When the sun is about to rise in the morning, 
and make it day, the lark flies up in the sky to 
meet him, and sings sweetly in the air ; and the 
cock crows loud to tell every body that he is 
coming. But the owl and the bat fly away 
when they see him, and hide themselves in old 
walls and hollow trees ; and the lion and the 
tiger go into their dens and caves, where they 
sleep all day. 

He shines in all countries, all over the earth. 
He is the most beautiful and glorious object 
that can be seen in the world. 






82 Reading Lessons. 

LESSON 39. 

LYING. 

Lying is ever a mark of a weak and base 
soul. I need not tell you of the shame, which 
the name of liar never fails to bring along with 
it. Let the liar be boy or girl, man or woman, 
rich or poor, it is quite the same. All who 
know him look down upon him with scorn, and 
they can put no trust in any thing which he 
says, even if it be true. If at any time he 
stand in need of their help, he may call to them 
in vain, for they will think his story false, or 
doubt the truth of it. 

All lies of every kind are bad. There is no 
such thing as a white lie : every lie is black. If 
you hurt any one by your lies, this, to be sure, 
makes the thing w T orse, because it is cruel, 
as well as mean. But, even if your lies 
do no harm to others, they are still very wrong. 
If you boast of doing any good thing, which 
you have not done, this is cheating, and taking 
a merit, that is not due to you. If you lie, to 
hide any fault which you have done, this adds 
fault to fault. 

But you may think that it is no evil to tell a 
lie, in order to hide a fault done by some one 
else. If you do think so, you are very wrong. 
The lie is still a lie, be the end, for which you 
have told it, what it may ; and your Bible tells 
you, that you must never do evil that good may 



Reading Lessons. S3 

come. I do not say, that you ought to be glad 
to tell every fault, which any one has done. 
Very far from it. This would in fact be very 
mean. But, when any one asks you what 
some one else has done, speak out the plain 
truth, or else hold your peace : but never lie. 

It is right also for you to know, that you can 
lie by nods or signs as well as by words. And 
you can lie, even when your words are true, if 
you use them in such a way as to make him 
who hears them take them up in a wrong sense. 
Thus, if I ask you if you have done a thing, 
which I bade you do ; and if you then tell me 
" Oh it was done an hour ago," and thus make 
me think that it was you who did it, while in 
truth it was done by some one else — this is 
quite as bad as any other lie. 

Take heed, then, of every false way, and 
ever keep in mind, what the word of God hath 
said, upon this point. You have heard of the 
man and woman, who told a lie to the apostle 
Peter, and died with the lie upon their lips. 
Let this warn you to think much of what God 
has said of the awful fate of liars in the next 
world. Lord, who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? 
He, that speaketh the truth in his heart. Ly- 
ing lips doth the Lord abhor, but those who 
deal truly doth he love. But all liars shall have 
their part in the lake which burns with fire. 
Lie not, then, but speak every man truth with 
each other. 



84 Words of Three Syllables. 

CHAPTER XVII. 
Accent on the second syllable. 



The 
A bun dance 
ac com plish 
ac knowl edge 
ad di tion 
ad mis sion 
ad van tage 
ad vance ment 
ad ven ture 
af fee tion 
al read y 
al ter nate 
am bi tion 
a pos tate 
a pos tie 
ap pren tice 
arch bish op 
as cen sion 
as per sion 
as sas sin 
as ser tion 
as sist ance 
astA mat ic 
as ton ish 
as trin gent 
at trac tion 
at trac tive 



accented S3'llable 
au then tic 
au turn nal 
a ver sion 
bat tal ion 
be gin ning 
be long ing 
bis sex tile 
bom bas tic 
ca pri cious 
ce les tial 
CHa ot ic 
ci vil ian 
co er cion 
col lee tion 
col \is ion 
com mis sion 
com mit tee 
com pan ion 
com pas sion 
com pen sate 
com plex ion 
com pos ite 
con cen trie 
con cil iate 
con di tion 
con due tor 



short. 

con fes sion 
con junc tion 
con sid er 
con sump tion 
con tern plate 
con ten tion 
con trib ute 
con ven tion 
con ver sion 
cor rec tion 
cor rec tive 
ere den tial 
de cep tion 
de clen sion 
de fee tive 
de fend ant 
de li cious 
de lin quent 
de liv er 
de mol ish 
de pos ite 
de scrip tive 
de ser tion 
de tec tion 
de trac tion 
de vel ope 



Words of Three Syllables. 



85 



di dac tic 
di men sion 
di min ish 
dis as ter 
dis cour age 
dis cred it 
dis ere tion 
dis Aon est 
dis Aon our 
dis mis sion 
dis par age 
dis rel ish 
dis sem ble 
dis sent er 
dis tinct ly 
dis tin guish 
dis trib lite 
di ur nal* 
di ver sion 
do min ion 
dra mat ic 
ec cen trie 
e clip tic 
e di tion 
e fi cient 
e lee tive 
n© lev enth 
em bar rass 



em pan nel 



en am our 
en deav our 
en ven om 
e pis tie 
e spe cial 
e stab lish 
es sen tial 
e ter nal 
ex am pie 
ex ces sive 
ex hib it 
ex pan sion 
ex pan sive 
ex pert ly 
ex pli cit 
ex ter nal 
ex tine tion 
ex trac tion 
fa mil iar 
fa nat ic 
fan tas tic 
fla gi tious 
fra ter nal 
gi gan tic 
gym nas tic 
here af ter 
ho san na 
hys ter ic 
il lus trate 



im ag ine 
im mod est 
im pli cit 
im pris on 
in con stant 
in cul cate 
in cum bent 
in de&t ed 
in dent ure 
in dig nant 
in dul gence 
in hab it 
in her it 
in i tial 
in jus tice 
in ten tion 
in ser tion 
in sip id 
in spec tion 
in spec tor 
in ter nal 
in ter pret 
in tes tate 
in tes tine 
ju di cial 
la con ic 
li cen tious* 
lieu ten ant 
lo gi cian 



8 



' i in first salable long. 



86 



Words of Three Syllables, 



ma gi cmn 
me CHan ic 
me tal lie 
me theg lin 
mis car ritfge 
mo las ses 
mu si cian 
nu tri tion 
ob nox ious 
oc cur rence 
of fen sive 
of fi cious 
o pin ion 
op pres sor 
op ti cian 
pa cif ic 
pa ter nal 
pa thet ic 
pa vil ion 
pe dan tic 
per fee tion 
pe ti tion 

The 
A bate ment 
ab lu tion 
a chieve ment 
ad he rence 
ad ja cent 
a gree ment 
ag griev ance 



phv si cian 
po si tion 
pos ses sion 
pos ses sor 
po ten rial 
pre die tion 
pre serv er 
pre ten sion 
pro due tion 
pro gres sion 
pro hib it 
pro jec tion 
pro jec tor 
pro phet ic 
pro mul gate 
pro vin cial 
pro vis ion 
pru den tial 
re due tion 
re flee tion 
re frac tion 
re li gion 



re luc tance 
re mit tance 
re plen ish 
re pub lie 
re sent ment 
re sist ance 
re trac tion 
rAeu mat ic 
re venge ful 
se di tion 
so lie it 
spe cif ic 
sub mis sion 
sub sist ence 
sub trac tion 
sus pi cion 
tra di tion 
trans ac tion 
trans scend ent 
tu i tion 
um brel la 
un pleas ant 



accented syllable long". 

al le giance as su ranee 



al li ance 
a muse ment 
a mu sive 
arcH an gel 



a tro cious 
au da cious 
a wa ken 
be hav iour 



ar range ment be Kev er 
as sail ant be tray er 



Words of Three Syllables. 



87 



ca pa cious 
car na tion 
ca the dral 
ces sa tion 
CHi me ra 
ci ta tion* 
co e qual 
co he sion 
co he sive 
col la tion 
com mun ion 
com pla cence 
complete ly 
con\po nant 
con ced. ment 
con ceit ed 
con ere tion 
con du cive 
con sign ment 
con tri vance 
cor ro sive 
ere a tion 
de ci pher 
de ceit ful 
de ceiv er 
de co rous 
de \\ghx ful 
de lu sive 
de mean our 



de po nent 
de vo tion 
dip lo ma 
dis a ble 
dis ci pie 
dis creet ly 
dis grace ful 
dis po sal 
do na tion 
e mo tion 
en dan ger 
en dur ance 
en fee ble 
en no ble 
en rol ment 
en trea ty 
e qua tor 
ex clu sive 
ex pos ure 
fa ce tious 
fal la cious 
fe ro cious 
foun da tion 
gra da tion 
gen teel ly 
he ro ic 
hu mane ly 
ig no ble 
il lu mine 



irn pure ly 
im pru dent 
in cite ment 
in he rent 
in qui ry 
le ga tion 
lo qua cious 
more o ver 
nar ra tion 
ob la tion 
o blig ing 
oc ca sion 
oc ta vo 
op po nent 
out ra geous 
pe ru sal 
plan ta tion 
pie be ianf 
pol lu tion 
po lite ly 
po ma turn 
pri me val 
pro ced ure 
quo ta tion 
ra pa cious 
re ceiv er 
re ci tal 
re deem er 
re fu sal 



* i in first syllable long-. 



\ i like y. 



88 



Wards of Three Syllables. 



re li ance se vere ly te na cious 

re mam der sin cere ly tes ta trix 

re qui tal so lu tion trans pa rent 

re new al so no rous un seem ly 

re vi sal spec ta tor un wa ry 

sa ga cious stag na tion va ca tion 

sal va tion sub scri ber vex a tious 

sen sa tion tax a tion vo ca tion 

se rene ly temp ta tion vol ca no 

Accent on the last syllable. 

The accented syllable short. 

Ac qui esce con tra diet pic tu resqwe 

ap pre hend cor res spond rec ol lect 

cir cum spect dis con tent rec om mend 

co a lesce in di rect rep re hend 

com plai sance in cor rect rep re sent 

com pre hend in ter mix un der stand 

con de scend in ter sect vi o lin* 



Ad ver tise 
ap per tain 
as cer tarn 
as sign ee 
auc tion eer 
brig a dier 
cAan de Her 
co in cide 
con tra vene 
deb au chee 



The accented syllable lon£ 



dis be lief 

dis o blige 
dis u nite 
dom i neer 
en gin eer 
en ter tarn 
gaz et teer 
gren a dier 
in ter cede 



mis be have 
o ver flow 
o ver hear 
o ver take 
pri va teer* 
ser e nade 
su per fine 
su per scribe 
un der go 



mas quer ade vol un teer 

* i in first syllable. 




Jane and Charles reading the Bible. 
LESSON 40. 

We must love to read the Bible. It is the 
most excellent of all books. God himself 
commanded good men to write it. There we 
read of all the great and good things he has 
done for us, and for all people ; how good, and 
wise, and powerful he is, and what we must 
do to please him. There we read that we are 
sinners, and have all broken God's holy law. 
There too we read of Christ, who came into 
the world to save us from our sins. He loved 
us, and gave his life for us. When we have 
read or heard about Christ, and who he was, 
and what great things he has done for us, we 
must love him and be thankful to him, and try 
to imitate him. There is much in the Bible 
which you cannot now understand ; but as 
fou grow older, you will understand it better ; 
id, as you grow wiser, you will love it more, 
S* 



90 



Words of Four Syllables. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 
Words of Four Syllables. 

Accent on the first syllable. The accented syllable sh©r&. 

Ac cu ra cy 



ac n mo ny 
ad mi ra ble 
ad ver sa ry 
ag ri cult ure 
al le go ry 
an nu al ly 
an sw?er a ble 
an ti mo ny 
an ti qua ry 
ca5 u al ty 
cat ter pil lar 
eel i ba cy 
cen su ra ble 
cer e mo ny 
char it a ble 
com pa ra ble 
del i ca cy 
des ul to ry 
die tion a ry 
dig ni ta ry 
dil a to ry 
dil i gent ly 
dys en te ry 
em is sa ry 
e qui ta ble 
ex o ra ble 
ex pi a ble 



fash ion a ble 
fee u len cy 
feb ru a ry 
fig u ra tive 
hab it a ble 
7*on our a ble 
ig no min y 
im ag e ry 
in ter est ing 
in ti ma cy 
in ven to ry 
ir ri ta ble 
lap i da ry 
lam ent a ble 
lit er al ly 
lit er a ry 
lit er a ture 
mat ri mo ny 
meas ur a ble 
mel an choI y 
mem or a ble 
mer ce na ry 
mil i ta ry 
mis eel la ny 
mis sion a ry 
mon as te ry 
nee es sa ry 



neg a tive ly 
nom i na tive 
ob du ra cy 
ob sti na cy 
or a to ry 
or tho dox y 
pal a ta ble 
pat ri mo ny 
pen e tra ble 
pen sion a ry 
per ish a ble 
per^emp to ry 
pres by te ry 
per se cu tor 
prof it a ble 
prom is so ry 
pul mo na ry 
rep a ra ble 
sal a man der 
sal u ta ry 
sane tu a ry 
sec re ta ry 
sed en ta ry 
sem i na ry 
tes ti mo ny 
tran si to ry 
trib u ta ry 



nee ro man cy vac il Ian cy 



Words of Four Syllable?. 



91 



A mi a ble 
co pi ous ly 
•cu li na ry 
dan ger ous ly 
du ti ful ly 
fa vtfur a ble 
ge ni al ly 
glo ri ous ly 
h\x mor ous ly 



The accented syllable long. 

ju di ca ture pu ri fi er 

Iu mi na ry 

me li o rate 

mo men ta ry 

mu sic al ly 

mu tu al ly 

nu ga to ry 

nu mer ous ly 

pa tri ot ism 



rea son a bly 
spu ri ous ly 
sta tion a ry 
tu te la ry 
va ri a ble 
va ri e gate 
ve he ment ly 
vi bra to ry 



Accent on the second syllable. The accented syllable short. 



A bil i ty 
a bom i nate 
ab surd i ty 
a cad e my 
ac cen tu ate 
ac com pa ny 
ad min is ter 
.ad ver si ty 



a pos tro phe 
ar ith me tic 
ar tic u late 
ar tif i cer 
asjpar a gus 
as tron o mer 
bar bar i ty 
be nev o lent 



ad ver tise ment bi og ra phy* 



af fin i ty 
a gil i ty 
a lac ri ty 
al ter na tive 
am bas sa dor 
am phib i ous 
a nal o gy 
a nal y sis 
a nat o my 
a non y mous 
^poc a lypsc 



ca lam i ty 
ca pac i ty 
ca tas tro phe 
ci vil i ty 



con tin u al 
co op er ate 
cor rob o rate 
cor rup ti ble 
cu pid i ty 
de bil i tate 
de fin i tive 
de gen er ate 
de liv er ance 
de nom i nate 
de pop u late 
de prav i ty 
de riv a tive 



com men da ble di ag o nal* 
com mis er ate di am e ter 
com mod i ty 



con sid er ate 
com par i son 
com pat i ble 
con cav i ty 
* i long-. 



di min u tive 
di rec to ry 
dis con so late 
dis par i ty 
dis sem i nate 



92 



Words of Four Syllables. 



dis sim i lar in ten si ty po et i cal 

dog mat ic al in ten tion al po lit ic al 

do raes ti cate in ter pre ter po lyg a my 

du plic i ty in ter ro gate pos ter i ty 

e con o my in val i date pre par a tive 

em phat ic al in vig o rate pre serv a tive 

ef fee tu al ir reg u lar pro ver bi al 

e pis co pal Ion gev i ty ra pac i ty 

e pi to me lo quae i ty ra pid i ty 

e rad i cate ma hog a ny re al i ty 

e van ge list ma jor i ty re cep ta cle 

e vent u ate ma lig ni ty re cip ro cal 

ex ec u tive me cHan ic al re gen er ate 

ex per i ment me rid i an re mark a ble 

ex pos i tor mi nor i ty ri die u lous 

ex trav a gant mo not o ny r/*e tor ic al 

fa cil i ty mor tal i ty re tal i ate 

fe lie i ty my thol o gy sa gac i ty 

fe roc i ty ne ces si ty sim plic i ty 

fer til i ty no bil i ty sin cer i ty 

fi del i ty nu mer i cal so lie it ous 

fra ter ni ty ob liv i on so lid i ty 

gen til i ty om nip o tence tu mult u ous 

ge og ra phy om nis ci ence ty ran nic al 

ge om e try o rig in al un gen er ous 

ha bit u al or thog ra phy un man ner ly 

hy poth e sis pa ren the sis un nat ur al 

i dol a tor* par tic u lar un pop u lar 

im pris on ment pen in su la va lid i ty 

in def i nite per pet u al ve loc i ty 

in dus tri ous per son i fy vi cis si tude 

in hab i tant phi los o phy vo lup tu ous 
* i lon<r. 



Words of Four Syllables. 



93 



The accented syllable long. 

Ab bre vi ate e lu ci date in de cen cy 

ab ste mi ous e ma ci ate in fe ri our 

a bu sive ly en co ni urn la bo ri ous 

al lur ing ly e nu me rate ma te ri al 

a gree a ble er ro ne ous mys te ri ous 

a me na ble e the re al ob scu ri ty 

as sign a ble ex ceed ing ly pe cu li ar 

cen so ri ous ex cu 5a ble pos te ri or 

com mo di ous cu lo gi um pre ca ri ous 

com mu ni cant fe lo ni ous re tnev a ble 

eon ce^r a ble gram ma ri an sa lu bri ty 

con cu pi scence li bra ri an* schis mat i calf 

con ge ni al his to ri an se cu ri ty 

il le gal ly so ci e ty 

il lu mi nate so bri e ty 

im pa tient ly spon ta ne ous 

in ca pa ble su pe ri our 

in cur a ble va ri e ty 



con ve ni ent 
cri te ri on* 
de plo ra ble 
de si ra ble 
dis u ni on 



Accent on the third syllable. — The accented syllable short. 

Ad a man tine cru ci fix ion man u fac ture 

ac a dem ic det ri ment al math e mat ics 

ac ci dent al dis ad van tage om ni pres ence 

ac qui es cence dis con tin ue op po si tion 

ap pa ri tion dis qui si tion pen i ten tial 

ap pre hen sive e qui noc tial pre ju di cial 

av a ri cious hor i zon tal pre pos ses sion 

co ex ist ence im per fee tion re qui si tion 

com pre hen sivc in aus pi cious r/tet o ri cian 

con de seen sion in con sist ent sci en tif ic* 

con sci en tious in tel lee tive su per sti tion 

£or res pon dence in suf fi cient un der val ue 

* J in the first syllable long-. f ch silent. 



94 Words of Four Syllables. 

The aceented syllable long*. 

Ad di ca tion dis a gree ment in vi ta tion 

ab so lu tion dis com pos ure leg is la tion 

ad mi ra tion dis pen sa tion me di a tor 

ac cu 5a tion ed u ca tion mod er a tor 

af fi da vit ef fi ca cious ob ser va tion 

an no ta tor em u la tion os ten ta tion 

ap pli ca tion Eu ro pe an prep a ra tion 

ap pro ba tion ig no ra mus pro vo ca tion 

bar ri ca do im ma ture ly res ig na tion 

bas ti na do in ca pa cious res o lu tion 

com pi la tion in cli na tion sem i co ion 

con ver sa tion in co he rent vis it a tion 

cul ti va tion in ter fe rence val u a tion 

Accent on the last syllable. — The accented syllable short. 

An i mad vert mis un der stand 

an te pe nult mul ti pli cand 

mis ap pre hend nev er the less 

mis rep re sent su per in tend 

LESSON 41. 

OUR DUTY TO OUR CREATOR. 

Our parents are very good to us ; but God 
is better than our parents, and has done more 
for us. He gave us every thing we have. 
He is not a man ; but he is better than any 
man ever was or can be. 

He created the Heavens and the earth, 
and every thing upon the earth. He has 
made us more excellent than the beasts, for 
he has given us a soul that may know God ; 



Reading Lessons. 95 



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and know he is good, and wise, and great. 
Our bodies will die and be laid in the grave. 
But our souls are immortal ; they will never 
die. God orders every thing ; he knows every 
thing ; and can do every thing. He sees us 
w r herever we are, by night as well as by day ; 
and knows all that we say, and do, and think. 

We must love God. Good people love him 
more than they do any person or thing in 
the world. They never rise in the morning, 
nor lie down at night, without thinking of 
him, and of the good he has done for them. 
Often in the day they think of him; and 
love to talk, and hear, and read of him. 

We must praise God, and pray to him to 
forgive us when we do wrong ; to put good 
thoughts into our minds, and help us to grow 
wiser and better ; to bless our parents, and 
all our friends ; and give us every thing 
proper for us. 

We must do to all persons what God re- 
quires us to do. The things that he requires 
of us will make us good and happy. If we 
do them not, he will be displeased with us, 
and punish us. He can take away our 
friends, and every thing he has given us. 
But if we try to be good, and do what he 
requires of us, he will help us to love him 
and do his will ; he will make us happy in our 
minds, and when we die he will take us to 
heaven. 



96 Words of Five Syllables. 

CHAPTER XIX. 
Words of Five Syllables. 






Accent on the first syllable,- 

Ap pli ca to ry 
cus torn a ri ly 
ded i ca to ry 
ex pi a to ry 
fig u ra tive ly 
lab o ra to ry 
mon o syl la ble 
nee es sa ri ly 

Accent on the second syllable 

A bom in a ble 
a poth e ca ry 
be nev o lent ly 
con fee tion a ry 
con sid er a ble 
con tin u al ly 
de pos i to ry 
de clam a to ry 
dis Aon our a ble 
dis in ter est ed 
em phat ic al ly 
ex plan a to ry 
ex tem po ra ry 
fan tas tic al ly 
gram mat ic al ly 
ha bit u al ly 



-The accented syllable short. 

ob li ga to ry 
or di na ri ly 
pol y syl la ble 
sec ond a ri ly 
spir it u al ly 
sup pli ca to ry 
un du la to ry 
vol un ta ri ly 






— The accented syllable shorU. 

im ag in a ry 
im prac ti ca ble 
im pen i tent ly 
im pet u ous ly 
in com pa ra ble 
in del i ca cy 
in es ti ma ble 
in ex o ra ble 
ob serv a to ry 
pre par a to ry 
re pos i to ry 
rhe tor ic al ly 
tra di tion a ry 
un char it a ble 
un Km it a ble 
un ne ces sa ry 



Words of FivcSyllablcs. 



97 



The accented 

Ab ste mi ous ness 
ac cu sa to ry 
cen so ri ous ness 
com mu ni ca tive 
ex pe ri en ced 
fe lo ni ous ly 
gra tu i tous ly 
har mo ni ous ly 
he ro i cal ly 
im me di ate ly 
in du bi ta ble 
in nu mer a ble 

f Accent on the third syllable.- 

Ag a dem ic al 
ac ci dent al ly 
al pha bet ic al 
enristiani ty* 
con tra die to ry 
cu ri os i ty 
dis a bil i ty 
ge o graph i cal 
hor i zon tal ly 
hyp o CHon dri ack 
hyp o crit ic al 
ig no min i ous 
im per cep ti ble 
in ci vil i ty 
in dis pen sa ble 



syllable long. 

in va ri a ble 
in vi o la ble 
la bo ri ous ly 
lux u ri ant ly 
ma te ri al ly 
rays te ri ous ly 
no to ri ous ly 
ob se qui ous ly 
pe cu ni a ry 
re mu ner a tive 
spon ta ne ous ly 
vie to ri ous ly 

-The aceenled syllable short. 

in fi del i ty 
in sig nif i cant 
ir re sist i ble 
lib er al i ty 
man u fac to ry 
prin ci pal i ty 
prod i gal i ty 
re ca pit u late 
reg u lar i ty 
sat is fac to ry 
sen si bil i ty 
su per an nu ate 
su per cil i ous 
sys tern at ic al 
trig o nom e try 



* ti pronounced tshe. 



98 Words of Five Syllables. 

The accented syllable long. 

Am bi gu i ty in de cli na ble 

cer e mo ni ous in ex cu sa ble 

con sti tu tion al in ge nu i ty 

con tu me li ous in ter me di ate 

dis a gree a ble ir re triev a ble 

dis o be di ence mis eel la ne ous 

im ma te ri al op por tu ni ty 

im me mo ri al par si mo ni ous 

im pro pri e ty pres by te ri an 

in con so la ble sen a to ri al 

in con ve ni ent si mul ta ne ous* 

Accent on the fourth syllable. — The accented syllable short, 

Ac a de mi cian in ter po si tion 

a rith me ti cian math e ma ti cian 

CHar ac ter is tic mis ap pre hend ing 

cir cum fe ren tor mis rep re sent ed 

en thu si as tic mis un der stand ing 

ex per i ment al su per in tend ent 

The accented syllable long 1 . 

Ac com mo da tion e quiv o ca tion 

ac cu mu la tion ex am in a tion 

al le vi a tion in ter ro ga tion 

ar tic u la tion jus ti fi ca tion 

com mu ni ca tion mul ti pli ca tor 

con sid e ra tion rec om mend a tion 

con tin u a tion sig ni fi ca tion 

de lib er a tion spec i fi ca tion 

de nom in a tor sub or di na tion 

* i long. 



Reading Lessons. 99 

LESSON 42. 

THE POWER AND GOODNESS OF GOD. 

By the word of the Lord were the Heavens 
made ; and all the host of them by the breath of 
his mouth. He spake, and it was done ) he com- 
manded, and it stood fast. God said, Let there 
be light : and there was light. Every good gift, 
and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh 
down from the Father of Lights. 

Who is like unto thee, O Lord, who is like unto 
thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing 
wonders. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and 
the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the 
majesty. The eyes of all wait on thee ; thou 
givest them their meat in due season. Thou 
openest thy hand and satisfiest the desire of every 
living thing. Thou makest the out-goings of the 
morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest 
the earth, and waterest it. Thou waterest the 
ridges thereof abundantly ; thou settlest the fur- 
rows thereof ; thou makest it soft with showers ; 
thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou 
crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy 
paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures 
of the wilderness ; and the little hills rejoice on 
every side. The pastures are clothed with 
flocks ; the valleys also are covered with corn. 

O that men would praise the Lord for his 
goodness, and for his wonderful works to th§ 
children of men. 



iOO Words of Six or more Syllables* 

CHAPTER XX. 

Words of six, seven, and eight Syllables, 
properly accented. 



A be ce da x ri an 
ad min is tra v tor ship 
al pha bet' ic al ly 
an a log' ic al ly 
an a lyt' ic al ly 
an ti trin i ta v ri an 
arcH i e pis' co pal 
cer e mo' ni ous ly 
cir cum nav i ga x tion 



ira pos si bil' i ty 
im ma te ri al' i ty 
im mu ta bil' it y 
in com bus ti bil' i ty 
in com men su ra bil' i ty 
in com pat i bil' i ty 
in con sid' er ate ly 
in con ve N ni ent ly 
in cor rup ti bil' i ty 



com men su ra bil' i ty in di vis i bil' i ty 



I 
I 



con tra die' to ri ly 
di a met' ri cal ly* 
dis ci plin a N ri an 
dis ad van ta v geous ly 
dis in gen' u ous ness 
dis in' ter est ed ness 
dis o be v di ent ly 
dis qual i fi ca v tion 
ec cles i as' tic al 
em ble mat v ic al ly 
et y mo log' ic al 
ex em pli fi ca v tion 
ex per i ment' al ly 
ex tern po ra r ne ous 
fa mil i ar' i ty 
ge ne a log' ic al 



in fal li bil' i ty 
in stru men tal' i ty 
lat i tu di na' ri an 
math e mat' ic al ly 
mer i to v ri ous ly 
per son if i ca N tion 
plen i po ten' tia ry 
pre des ti na v ri an 
rec om mend' a to ry 
su per an' nu a ted 
su per cil' i ous ness 
su per nu x me ra ry 
the olog' ic al ly 
un intel' ligible 
on rea' son a ble ness 
val e tu di na v ri an 



# i in first syllable long". 



Reading Lessons. 101 

LESSON 43. 
WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING. 

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, 
and hide my commandments with thee, so 
that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and 
apply thine heart to understanding ; yea, if 
thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy 
voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her 
as silver, and searchest for her as for hid 
treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear 
of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. 
For the Lord giveth wisdom : out of his 
mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 

Let thine heart retain my words : keep my 
commandments and live. Get wisdom, get 
understanding : forget it not : neither decline 
from the words of my mouth. Forsake her 
not, and she shall preserve thee : love her, 
and she shall keep thee. 

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, 
and the man that getteth understanding. For 
the merchandise of it is better than the mer- 
chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than 
fine gold. She is more precious than rubies ; 
and all the things thou canst desire are not 
to be compared unto her. Length of days 
is in her right hand : and in her left, riches 
and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasant- 
ness, and all her paths are peace. 
9* 



102 



Spelled. 

Again 
a gainst 
aisle 
anx ious 
any 
apron 
as sure 
bat teau 
beaux 
bou quet 
buoy 
bu reau 
bu ri al 
bu ry 
bu si ly 
busi ness 
bu sy 
cha grin 
choir 
colo nel 
co quette 
corps 
dis cern 
e clat 
ew er 
flam beau 
gaol 



Irregular Words, 



CHAPTER XXL 

Irregular Words. 

Spelled. 

haut boy 



Pronounced. 

a gen' 
agenst' 
He 

ank' shus 
en' ne 
a s purn 
as shure" 
bat to x 
boze 
J)0 ka> 
booe 
buro s 
ber' re al 
ber' ry 
biz r ze le 
biz' ness 
biz' ze 
sha green s 
kwire 
cur' nel 
co kef 
core 

diz zern' 
e claw s 
yu s ur 
flam! bo 
jale 



Pronounced. 
ho s boy 
hc£ nus 
i v urn 
t v land 



hei nous 
i ron 
is land 
man oeu vre mun oo" vii 
ma ny men s ne 

mi li tia mil lish" ya 
myrrh mer 
neigh bour no" bur 
neph ew new ee 



o cean 
phthis ic 
pig eon 
pret ty 
saf fron 
sa ti ate 
schism 
spe cies 
su gar 
sure 
sure ly 
sure ty 
vis count 
vict uals 
wo men 
yes 



o x shun 
tiz' zik 
pid' gin 
prif te 
saf furn 
sa'' she ate 
sizm 

spe** sheez 
shoog y ur 
shure 
shure K ly 
shure s te 
vi" count 
vif tlz 
wim' in 
yis 



Reading Lessons, 103 

LESSON 44. . 
SELECTIONS FROM SCRIPTURE. 

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth ; and 
let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth. 

If thine enemy be hungry give him bread 
to eat ; and if he be thirsty give him water to 
drink. 

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words ? 
there is more hope of a fool than of him. 

Solomon, my son, know thou the GOD of 
thy Fathers ; and serve him with a perfect heart 
and with a willing mind. If thou seek him, 
he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake 
him he will cast thee off for ever. 

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack 
hand ; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 

In the multitude of words there wanteth not 
sin, but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord ; 
but they that deal truly are his delight. 

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule : 
but the slothful shall be under tribute. 

A fool uttereth all his mind ; but a wise man 
keepeth it till afterwards. 

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy 
strength is small. 

Train up a child in the way he should go : 
and when he is old he will not depart from it. 

He that is slow to wrath is of great under- 
standing : but he that is hasty of spirit exalt- 
eth folly. 




LESSON 45. 

DIVINE PROVIDENCE. 

The glorious sun is set in the west ; the night- 
dews fall; and the air which was sultry be- 
comes cool. The flowers fold up their colour- 
ed leaves ; they fold themselves up, and hang 
their heads on their slender stalks. The chick- 
ens are gathered under the wing of the hen, and 
are at rest ; the hen herself is at rest also. The 
little birds have ceased their warbling ; they 
are asleep on the boughs, each one with his 
head beneath his wing. There is no murmur 
of bees around the hive or among the honeyed 
woodbines ; they have done their work, and 
they lie close in their waxen cells. The sheep 
are at rest upon their soft fleeces, and their 
loud bleating is no more heard among the hills. 
There is no sound of a number of voices, or of 
children at play, or the trampling of busy feet. 



Divine Providence, 105 

The smith's hammer is not heard upon the an- 
vil ; nor the harsh saw of the carpenter. All 
men are stretched on their quiet beds ; and the 
child sleeps upon the breast of its mother. 
Darkness is spread over the skies, and dark- 
ness is upon the ground ; every eye is shut, 
and every hand is still. 

Who takes care of all people when they are 
sunk in sleep ; when they cannot defencLtl^em- 
selves, nor see if danger approaches ? There is 
an eye that never sleeps ; there is an eye that 
sees in the dark night, as well as in the bright 
sunshine. When there is no light of the sun, 
nor of the moon ; when there is no lamp in 
-the house, nor any little star twinkling through 
the thick clouds ; that eye sees every where, 
in all places, and watches continually over all 
the families of the earth. The eye, that sleeps 
not, is God's ; his hand is always stretched out 
over us. He made sleep to refresh us when 
we are weary. As the mother moves about the 
house with her finger on her lips, and stills ev- 
ery little noise that her infant be not disturbed ; 
as she draws the curtains around its bed, and 
shuts out the light from its tender eyes ; so God 
draws the curtains of darkness around us ; so 
he makes all things to be hushed and still, that 
his large family may sleep in peace. 

Labourers, spent with toil, and young chil- 
dren^ and every little humming insect, sleep 



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quietly, for God watches over you. You may 
sleep, for he never sleeps ; you may close your 
eyes in safety, for his eye is always open to pro- 
tect you. When the darkness is passed away, 
and the beams of the morning sun strike through 
your eyelids, begin the day with praising God, 
who has taken care of you through the night. 
Let his praise be in our hearts, when we lie down ; 
let his praise be on our lips, when we awake. 

LESSON 46. 
NEGLIGENCE. 

Children are apt to think, that a few min- 
utes added to their diversions can make no 
difference ; and minutes slip away insensibly 
into a quarter of an hour : their play becomes 
more interesting, the game is nearlv concluded, 
or the kite will be down, it is a pity to stop its 
flight ; a race will shortly be determined, or 
some such reason prevails, till the time is 
elapsed in which their business should have 
been attended to 5 and they are left to bewail, 
in sorrow and regret, the folly of their negli- 
gence. It would be more prudent, therefore, 
at first, to secure essentials, and to do what is 
necessary, before they begin to engage in those 
diversions, which, however laudable in their 
proper season, may frequently insnare them 
into an errour, and subject them to severe 
punishment, 



Reading Lessons. 107 

LESSON 47. 
INDUSTRY AND SLOTH. 

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty ; 
open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with 
bread. Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider 
her ways, and be wise : which having no guide, 
overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the 
summer and gathereth her food in the harvest. 
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when 
wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, 
a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to 
sleep : so shall thy poverty come as one that 
travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the 
vineyard of the man void of understanding. 
And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and 
nettles had covered the face thereof, and the 
stone wall thereof was thrown down. Then I 
saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it 
and received instruction. 

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy 
flocks, and look well to thy herds. He that til- 
leth his land shall have plenty of bread ; but 
he that followeth vain persons shall have pov- 
erty enough. 

We beseech you, brethren, that ye study to 
do your own business, and to work with yolir 
own hands, as we commanded you. 

Whatsoever thine hand findeth to do, do it 
with thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, 
nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave whith- 
er thou goest. 




LESSON 48. 
THE HUMMING-BIRD. 

The humming-bird is the most beautiful and 
inoffensive of all birds. Of this charming lit- 
tle animal, there are six or seven varieties, from 
the size of a small wren, down to that of an 
humble-bee. One would not readily suppose 
that there existed any birds so very small, and 
yet so completely furnished with bill, feathers, 
wings, and intestines, exactly like those of the 
largest kind. Birds not so big as the end of 
one's little finger, would probably be thought 
mere creatures of imagination, were they not 
seen in great numbers in the warm latitudes of 
America, sporting in the fields from flower to 
flower, and extracting sweets with their little 
bills. 

The smallest humming-bird is about the size 
of a hazel-nut. The feathers on its wings and 
tail are black ; but those on its body and under its 



The Humming Bird. 109 



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wings, are of a greenish brown, with a fine red 
cast or gloss, which no silk or velvet can imi- 
tate. It has a small crest on its head, green 
at the bottom T and as it were gilded at the top ; 
and which sparkles in the sun, like a little star 
in the middle of its forehead. The bill is black, 
straight, slender, and of the length of a pin. 

As soon as the sun is risen, the humming- 
birds of different kinds, are seen fluttering 
about the flowers, without ever lighting upon 
them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, 
that it is impossible to discern their colours, 
except by their glittering. 

They are never still, but continually in mo- 
tion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting 
its honey as if with a kiss. For this purpose 
they are furnished with a forky tongue, that enters 
the cup of the flower, and extracts its nectar- 
ed tribute. Upon this alone they subsist. 
The rapid motion of their wings occasions a hum- 
ming sound, from whence they have their name. 

The nests of these birds are also very curi- 
ous. They are suspended in the air at the 
point of the twigs of an orange, a pomegranate 
or a citron tree ; sometimes even in houses, if 
a small and convenient twig is found for the 
purpose. 

The female is the architect, while the male 

goes in quest of materials ; such as cotton, 

fine moss, and the fibres of vegetables. Of 

these materials a nest is composed, about the 

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1 1 The Humming Bird. 



to 



size of a hen's egg cut in two ; It is admirably- 
contrived, and warmly lined with cotton. 
There are never more than two eggs found in 
a nest; these are about the size of a small 
pea, and as white as snow, with here and 
there a yellow speck. The male and female 
sit upon the nest by turns ; but the female 
takes to herself the greatest share. 

She seldom quits the nest, except for a 
few minutes in the morning and evening, 
when the dew is upon the flowers, and their 
honey in perfection. During this short inter- 
val the male takes her place. 

The time of incubation continues twelve 
days ; at the end of which the young ones 
appear. They are at first bare ; by degrees, 
they are covered with down ; and at last 
feathers succeed, less beautiful at first than 
the old ones. 

A gentleman in that part of America where 
these birds most abound, found the nest of 
a humming-bird, in a shed near the dwelling 
house ; and took it in at a time when the 
young ones were fifteen or twenty days old. 

He placed them in a cage in his chamber 
window to be amused with their sportive 
flutterings ; but he was soon surprised to see 
the old ones come and feed their brood regu- 
larly every hour of the day. 

By this means they themselves grew so 
tame, that they seldom quitted the chamber; 
and without any constraint, came to live with 



The Four Seasons. Ill 

their young ones. All four frequently perched 
upon their master's hand, chirping as if they 
had been at liberty abroad. 

He fed them with a very fine clear paste, 
made of wine, biscuit, and sugar. They 
thrust their tongues into this paste, till they 
were satisfied, and then fluttered and chirped 
about the room. This lovely little family had 
possession of the chamber, and flew in and 
out just as they thought proper ; but were 
very attentive to the voice of their master, 
when he called them. 

In this manner they lived with him about 
six months : but at the time when he expect- 
ed to see a new colony formed, he unfortun- 
ately forgot to tie up their cage to the ceil- 
ing at night, to preserve them from the rats, 
and he found in the morning, to his great 
mortification, that they were all devoured. 

LESSON 49. 

THE FOUR SEASONS. 

Who is this beautiful virgin that approach- 
es, clothed in a robe of light green? She has 
a garland of flowers on her head, and flowers 
spring up wherever she sets her foot. The 
snow which covered the fields, and the ice 
which was in the rivers, melt away when 
she breathes upon them. 

The young lambs frisk about her, and the 
birds warble in their little throats to welcome 



112 The four Seasons. 

her coming ; and when they see her, they 
begin to choose their mates, and to build their 
nests. Youths and maidens, have you seen 
this beautiful virgin ? If you have, tell me who 
she is, and what is her name. 

Who is this that comes from the south, thinly 
clad in a light transparent garment? Her 
breath is hot and sultry; she seeks the refresh- 
ment of the cool shade ; she seeks the clear 
streams, the crystal brooks, to bathe her 
languid limbs. The brooks and rivulets fly 
from her, and are dried up at her approach. 

She cools her parched lips with berries, and 
the grateful acid of fruits, the seedy melon, 
the sharp apple, and the red pulp of the juicy 
cherry, which are scattered plentifully around 
her. The tanned hay-makers welcome her 
coming ; and the sheep-shearer, who clips the 
fleeces of his flock with his sounding shears. 

When she comes, let me lie under the thick 
shade of a spreading beech-tree ; let me 
walk with her in the early morning, when the 
dew is yet upon the grass; let me wander 
with her in the soft twilight, when the shep- 
herd shuts his fold, and the star of evening 
appears. Who is she that comes from the 
south ? Youths and maidens, tell me if you 
know, who is she, and what is her name. 

Who is he that with sober pace, steals upon 
us unawares ? His garments are red with the 
blood of the grape, and his temples are bound 



The Four Seasons. 113 

with a sheaf of ripe wheat. His hair is thin, 
and begins to fall, and the auburn is mixed 
with mournful gray. He shakes the brown 
nuts from the tree. 

He winds the horn, and calls the hunters to 
their sports. The gun sounds. The trem- 
bling partridge, and the beautiful pheasant flut- 
ter, bleeding in the air, and fall dead at the 
sportsman's feet. Who is he that is crowned 
with the wheat-sheaf? Youths and maidens, 
tell me if you know, who is he, and what is his 
name. 

Who is he that comes from the north, cloth- 
ed in fur and warm wool ? He wraps his 
cloak close about him. His head is bald ; 
his beard is made of sharp icicles. He loves 
the blazing fire, high piled upon the hearth. 
He binds skates to his feet, and skims over 
the frozen lakes. 

His breath is piercing and cold, and no 
little flower dares to peep above the surface 
of the ground, when he is by. Whatever he 
touches turns to ice. If he were to strike 
you with his cold hand, you would be quite 
stiff, and dead, like a piece of marble. Youths 
and maidens, do you see him ? He is com- 
ing fast upon us, and soon he will be here. 
Tell me, if you know, who is he, and what is 
his name. 

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114 Covetousness. 

LESSOxN 50. 

COVETOUSNESS. 

Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy 
neighbour's. If riches increase, set not thy 
heart upon them. I know there is no good in 
them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good 
in his life. He that hateth covetousness shall 
prolong his days. He that loveth silver shall 
not be satisfied therewith ; nor he that loveth 
abundance, with increase. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and 
where thieves break through and steal : but 
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and 
where thieves do not break through nor steal. 
For where your treasure is, there will your 
heart be also. 

Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed 
me with food convenient for me : lest I be full 
and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or 
lest 1 be poor and steal, and take the name of 
my God in vain. 

LESSON 51. 

THE FLOOD. 

And God looked upon the earth, and be- 
hold, it was corrupt : for all flesh had corrupt- 
ed his way upon the earth. And God said 



The Flood. 115 

unto Noah, the end of all flesh is come be- 
fore me ; for the earth is filled with violence 
through them ; and behold I will destroy them 
with the earth. 

Make thee an ark of gopher-wood : rooms 
shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it 
within and without with pitch. The length of 
the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the 
breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it 
thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make in 
the ark, and the door of the ark shalt thou set 
in the side thereof; with lower, second, and 
third stories shalt thou make it. 

And come thou and all thy house into the 
ark ; for thee have I seen righteous before me 
in this generation. Of every clean beast thou 
shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his 
female ; and of beasts that are not clean by 
two, the male and his female ; of fowls also of 
the air by sevens, the male and the female, to 
keep seed alive upon the face of the earth. 
And take unto thee of all food that is eaten, 
and it shall be for food for thee and for them. 
And Noah did according to all that the Lord 
commanded him. 

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his 
wife, and his sons' wives with him into the ark. 
Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not 
clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that 
creepeth upon the earth, there went in two 
and two unto Noah into the ark. And the 
Lord shut him in. 



116 The Flood. 

In the six hundreth year of Noah's life, in 
the second month, in the seventeenth day of 
the month, were all the fountains of the great 
deep broken up, and all the windows of Heav- 
en were opened. And the rain was upon the 
earth forty days and forty nights. And the 
waters increased and bare up the ark, and it 
was lifted up above the earth. And the wa- 
ters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and 
the ark went upon the face of the waters. Fif- 
teen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and 
the mountains were covered. And all flesh died 
that moved upon the earth ; all in w r hose nos- 
trils was the breath of life ; all that was in the 
dry land died. And Noah only remained 
alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 

And after the end of an hundred and fifty 
days the waters were abated. And the ark 
rested upon the mountains of Ararat. And 
the waters decreased continually ; and in the 
tenth month, on the first day of the month, 
were the tops of the mountains seen. And in 
the six hundredth and first year, in the second 
month, and on the seven and twentieth day of 
the month was the earth dried. 

And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth 
of the ark. And Noah went forth, and his 
sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with 
him ; every beast, every creeping thing, and 
every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the 
earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the 
ark. 



Proper Names. 



117 



CHAPTER XXII. 



NAMES OF MEN. 



Aa v ron 
A bel 
A br el 
A bi v jah 
Ab ner 
A v bra ham 
Ad' am 
Al' bert 
Al' len 

Al ex an' der 
Al' fred 
Al phe v us 
A' mos 
An' drew 
An tAo ny 
A pol' los 
A ri el 
Ar v te mas 
Ar thur 
Ben' ja min 
Ca* leb 
Cal' vin 
Charles 
Cims' to pher 
Cor ne v li us 
Cy rus 
Dan i el 
Da v vid 
Eb en e* zer 



E ber 
Ed mund 
Ed ward 
Ed gar 
El dad 
E le a v zer 
E li 
E If as 
E li e v zer 
El' mer 
E li x sha 
E liph' a let 
E v nocH 
E nos 
E phra im 
E ze^ ki el 
Ez' ra 
Fran' cis 
Fred' er ic 
George 
Gid' e on 
Gil bert 
Hen' ry 
Hor' ace 
Ho ra tio 
Hez e kr ah 
Ira 
1 saac 
Is' ra el 

I sa' yah. 



I sai' ah* 
James 
Ja cob 
Jer e mi N ah 
Jes' se 
Job 
Jo v el 
JoAn 
Jo v nas 
Jo v seph 
Joslr u a 
Jon' a than 
Lem' u el 
Leon' ard 
Le v vi 
Lew v is 
Lot 
Luke 
Lu v ther 
Mat thew 
Mo v ses 
Na x than 
Na than' i el 
Ne he mf ah 
Ni'ch' o las 
No ah 
O ba di v ah 
Ol' i ver 
Pe 1 ter 



118 


Proper Names. 


Paul 


Sam' u el 


The v o dore 


Pel a ti' ah 


Saul 


The oph' i lus 


Phil ip 


Seth 


TAonY as 


Phin' e Aas 


Sheb' na 


Tim' o thy 


Reu' ben 


Shu ba el 


U^ri 


Rich' ard 


Sim' e on 


U ri x ah 


Rob' ert 


Si mon 


War ter 


Ru N fus 


Sol o mon 


Will' iam 


Sal' mon 


Ste* phen 


ZecH a ri v ah 


Sam' son 


Si v las 


Ze rub' ba bel 




NAMES OF WOMEN. 


Ab' i gail 


Em' i ly 


Mar v ga ret 


A man' da 


EstA' er 


Mar v tha 


A me' li a 


Em' me line 


Ma ri x a 


Ann 


Fran' ces 


Ma ry 


An' na 


Han' nah 


Ma til' da 


As' e nath 


Har' ri et 


Nan' cy 


Cath' a rine 


Hel' en 


Na o v mi 


Car' o line 


Hen ri et' ta 


Pa v tience 


Ch1o v e 


Hul' dah 


Phe v be 


Cla ris' sa 


Is a bel 


Pris cil' la 


Deb' o rah 


Jane 


Pru v dence 


De^ li a 


Ju li a 


Ra v chel 


Di nah 


Ju li an' na 


Re bee' ca 


Dor v cas 


L5u i v sa* 


RAo' da 


Dor' o thy 


Lo v is 


Ruth 


El ea nor 


Lu ci a 


Sa lo' me 


E li 1 za 


Lu cy 


Sa v rah 


E liz a beth 


Lyd' i a 


So phi' a 


El mi' ra 


Lu cin' da 


Su v san 


El vi v ra 


Lu cre x tia 


Su s an nah 


Em' ma 


Ma v rah 

*_ i like e long 1 . 


Tab' i tha 




Proper Names. 
CHAPTER XXIIL 

Names of Places. 



119 



Am' ster dam 
Aus' tri a 
Ba va v ri a 
Berne 

Bo he v mi a 
Bra gan' za 
Brus' sels 
Ca v diz 

Co pen ha v gen 
Cor N si ca 
Den' mark 
Dub' lin 
Eng' land 
Ed in burgA 
Fin land 
Flor ence 
France 
Gen e r va 
Gen' o a 
Ger' ma ny 
Gib ral N tar 

A ra v bia 
Ar me v ni a 
Bom' bay 
Cal cut' ta 
Can' ton 



IN EUROPE. 

Glas' gow 
Greece 
Hagwe 
Hoi land 
Hun' ga ry 
Ice v land 
Ire N land 
It' a ly 
Lap' land 
Leg' horn 
Lis bon 
Lon' don 
Mad rid' 
Mu x nicH 
Mo ra* vi a 
Mos' cow 
Na v pies 
NeTH' er lands 
Nor v way 
Pa ler mo 
Par' is 

IN ASIA. 
Chi na 
Hin doos' tan 
In' di a 
Ja pan 
Ma dras' 



Pe v ters burg 
Po N land 
Po me ra N ni a 
Por v tu gal 
Pragwe 
Prus' sia 
Ra gu' sa 
Rome 
Rus' sia 
Sar din' i a 
Sax' o ny 
Scot' land 
Sic' i ly 
Spain 
Swe N den 
Swit' zer land 
Tus' ca ny 
Ven' ice 
Vi en' na 
Wales 
Zeal v and 

Mec ca 
Pe N kin 
Per' si a 
Tar v ta ry 
TAi v bet 



120 Proper Names. 

IN AFRICA. 

A bys sin' i a E v gypt Mo roc' co 

Al ex an dri a E thi o N pi a Nu v bi a 
Al giers v Fez Sen e gaP 

Bar N ba ry Gam' bi a Trip' o li 

Cat v ro Gum' ea Tu v nis 



IN AMERICA. 



Al ba ny 
An do ver 
Bal ti more 
Ban gor 
Ben ning ton 
Berk shire 
Bos ton 



Accent on the first 
Fal mouth 
Flor i da 
Frank fort 
Frye burg 
George tow; 
Gloitces ter 
Hal i fax 



Brat tie borowg-AHal lo well 
Brum? wick Hamp den 
Han o ver 
Hart ford 
Ha ver hill 
James town 



Bur ling ton 

Cam bridge 

Charles town 

Chesh ire 

Chi li ( Che" Ze)Keene 

Con cord 

Cu ba 

Cu ma na 

Cum ber land 

Dan ville 

Dart mouth 

Deer field 

East port 

Ex e ter 



Kings ton 
jBTnox ville 
Lab ra dor 
Lan cas ter 
Lan sin burg 
Leb a non 
Leices ter 
Lex ing ton 
Liv er pool 



Syllable. 

Lou is ville 

Mex i co 

Mid die bu ry 

Mid die sex 
i Natch es 

Nash ville 

New T ark 

New r bern 

New cas tie 

New bu ry port 

Ne vis 

Nor ridge wock 

North field 

Or le ans 

Pe ters burg 

Pitts burg 

Pitts field 

Plym outh 

Port land 

Ports mouth 

Prince ton 

Prov i dence 

Ran dolph 



Proper Names. 



121 



Rkleigh 
Read ing 
Rich mond 
Rock ing ham 
Rat land 
Sa co 
S&\is bu ry 
Sa lem 
Scrnty ler 
Shrews bu ry 
Smith field 



Som er set 
Sprino* field 
Suf folk 
Tawn ton 
Tren ton 
Wal pole 
Will tham 
War ren* 
Wash ing ton* 
West min ster 
Wes ton 



Accent on the second s 



A mer i ca 
An guil la 
An nap o lis 
An ti guaf 
Au gus ta 
Ba ha ma 
Bar ba does 
Bar bu da 
Ber mu da 
Cas tinef 
Ca taw ba 
Co lum bi a 
Co os 
Ca rac cas 
Che nan go 
De troit 
Do min go 
Eu sta tia 
Gre na da 



Ha va na 
Hen lo pen 

Hon du ras 
Ja mai ca 
Kas kas ki as 
Ma chi as 
Man hat tan 
Mi am i 
Mo bilef 
Mont pe lier 
Mont gom e ry 
Mus kin gum 
Nan tuck et 
New Eng land 
New Lis bon 
New Lon don 
New Ha ven 
New Or le ans 
Ni ag a ra 



West more land 
Wheel ing 
Will iams burg 
Will iams town 
Wil ming ton 
Wind sor 
Wood stock 
Worces ter 
Yar mouth 
York 

York town 
y 11 able. 
North amp ton 
O nei da 
Pa tap sco 
Paw tuck et 
Pa tux et 
Pe nob scot 
Pe ru 
San dus ky 
Sa van nan 
Se bas ti cook 
Sci o to 
ScHe nee ta dy 
To ba go 
Ver gemzes 
Ver sazlles 
West In dies 
West hamp ton 
Wa chu sett 
Wis cas set 



* a like o short. 
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| i like e long. 



122 Proper Names. 

Accent on the third syllable. 

Ac a pul co Gen nes see Pat a go ni a 

Al be marie Gak da loupe Pen sa co la 

Au gus tine* Gua ti ma la Phil a del phi a 

Cal i for ni a Ken ne beck Pon chsu tram 

Car tha ge na Mar ble head Por to bel lo 

Chil i co the Ma ri et ta Por to ri co* 

Cher o kee Mar tin i co* Sar a to ga 

Cin cin na ti Mont ser rat Sur i nam 

Dem a ra ra Mont re al Sus que han nab 

Dom i ni co* Nic a ra gu a Trin i dad 

NAMES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Maine Penn syl va v ni a Mis sis sip' pi 

New Hamp'shireDel' a ware Lou is i a v na 
Ver mont' Ma' ry land Ten nes see v 

Mas sa chu' settsVir gin' i a Ken tuck' y 

R/iode is v landf North Car olinaO hi v o 
Con nect' i cut South Carolina In di a na 
New York' Gcor' gi a II li nois v f 

New Jer' sey Al a ba v ma Mis sow v ri 

LESSON 52. 

TRUTH. 

Never tell an untruth. When you are re- 
lating any thing you have seen, or heard, en- 
deavour to tell it exactly as it was. Do not 
alter or invent any part, to make it, as you may 
think, a prettier story. If you have forgotten 
any part, say that you have forgotten it. Per- 
sons who love the truth, never tell a lie even in 

jest. 

* i like c lonff. t s silent. 



Reading Lessons. 123 

Consider well before you make a promise. 
If you say you will do a thing, and do it not, 
you. will tell a lie ; and who then will trust or 
believe you ? No persons are trusted, or be- 
lieved, but those who keep their promises, and 
speak the truth. When you have done wrong 
do not deny it. It is very sinful to tell lies. 
God himself has said that we must not lie : 
that he abhors liars and will punish them. 

LESSON 53. 

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. 

God is so good, that he will hear 
Whenever children humbly pray ; 

He always lends a gracious ear 

To what the youngest child can say. 

His own most holy Book declares 
He loves good little children well ; 

And that he listens to their prayers, 
Just as a tender father will. 

He loves to hear an infant tongue 

Thank him for all his mercies given ; 
And when by babes his praise is sung, 

Their cheerful songs are heard in heaven. 

Come then, dear children, trust his word, 
And seek him for your friend and guide : 

Your little voices will be heard, 
And you shall never be denied. 



124 Lessons in Poetry. 

LESSON 54. 

AN EVENING HYMN FOR A LITTLE FAMILY. 

Now condescend, Almighty King, 

To bless this little throng ; 
And kindly listen while we sing 

Our pleasant evening song. 

We come to ow r n the Power Divine, 
That watches o'er our days ; 

For this our feeble voices join 
In hymns of cheerful praise. 

Before the sacred footstool, see, 

We bend in humble prayer, 
A happy little family, 

To ask thy tender care. 

May w T e in safety sleep to-night, 

From ey'ry danger free ; 
Because the darkness and the light 

Are both alike to thee. 

And when the rising sun displays 

His cheerful beams abroad, 
Then shall our morning hymns of praise 

Declare thy goodness, Lord. 

Brothers and sisters, hand in hand, 

Our lips together move ; 
Then smile upon this little band, 

And join our hearts in love. 



Lessons in Poetry. 125 

LESSON 55. 

THE WINTER'S DAY/ 

When raging storms deform the air, 

And clouds of snow descend ; 
And the wide landscape, bright and fair 

No deepen'd colours blend ; 

When biting frost rides on the wind, 
Bleak from the north and east, 

And wealth is at its ease reclin'd, 
Prepar'd to laugh or feast ; 

"When the poor trav'ller treads the plain, 

All dubious of his way, 
And crawls with night-increasing pain, 

And dreads the parting day ; 

When poverty, in vile attire, 

Shrinks from the biting blast, 
Or hovers o'er the pigmy fire, 

And fears it will not last ; 

When the fond mother hugs her child 

Still closer to her breast ; 
And the poor infant, frost-beguil'd, 

Scarce feels that it is press' d ; — 

"Then let your bounteous hand extend 

Its blessings to the poor ; 
Nor spurn the wretched, when they bend, 

All suppliant, at your door. 
11* 



126 Lessons in Poetry. 

LESSON 56. 

THE FALL OF THE LEAF. 

See the leaves around us falling, 
Diy and withered to the ground ; 

Thus to thoughtless mortals calling. 
In a sad and solemn sound : 

" Sons of Adam, (once in Eden, 
When like us, he blighted fell,) 

Hear the lecture we are reading ; 
5 T is alas ! the truth we tell, 

" Virgins, much, too much presuming 
On your boasted white and red ; 

View us, late in beauty blooming, 
Numbered now among the dead. 

" Youths, though yet no losses grieve you, 
Gay in health, and many a grace ; 

Let not cloudless skies deceive you ; 
Summer gives to autumn place. 

u Yearly in our course returning, 

Messengers of shortest stay • 
Thus we preach this truth concerning, 

Heav'n and earth shall pass away. 

" On the tree of life eternal, 
Man, let all thy hopes be staid; 

Which alone, for ever vernal, 
Bears a leaf that shall not fade." 



Words alike in Sound, 



127 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Words alike in sound, but different in 
spelling and signification. 



Ale, malt liquor. 
Ail, a disease. 

Air, wind. 

i/eir,one who inherits. 

E'er, contraction for 
ever. 

Ere, before. 
All, every one. 
Awl, an instrument. 

Al' ter, to change. 

Al' tar, for sacrifice. 
An'ker,a liquid measure. 
An' CHor, a heavy iron to 
hold a ship. 

Ark, a chest. 

Arc, an arch. 
Au' ger, a tool. 
Au' gur, one who fore- 
tels. 

As' cent, steepness. 

As' sent, agreement. 
Bad, ill, vicious. 
Bade, past time of bid. 

Bale, a package of 
goods. 

Bail, surety. 
Bate, to lessen. 
Bait, temptation. 

Bawl, to cry aloud. 
Ball, any round thing. 



Bare, naked. 

Bear, to suffer ; a beast. 

Base, vile. 

Bass, in music. 
Be, to exist. 
Bee, an insect. 

Beech, a kind of tree. 

Beach, a shore. 
Beet, a plant. 
Beat, to strike. 

Beer, a kind of liquor. 

Bier, a carriage for 
the dead. 
Bell, a sounding vessel. 
Belle, a gay lady. 

Ber' ry, a small fruit. 

Bu' ry, to inter the 
dead. 
Bin, a place for corn. 
Been, part, of to be. 

Bite, to wound. 

Big7tt, the doubling of 
a rope. 
Blue, a colour. 
Blew, past time of blow. 

Bore, to make holes. 

Boar, a male swine. 
Bur' row, a rabbit hole. 
Bor' ough, a corpora- 
tion. 



138 



Words alike in Sound, 



Bouo7i, a branch. 
Bow, to bend. 

Bo#>, to shoot with. 

Beau, a gay fellow. 
Bred, brought up. 
Bread, food made of meal 

By, a particle. 

Buy, to purchase. 
Butt, to strike like a ram. 
But, except. 

Cane, a staff. 

Cain, a man's name. 
Cal' en der, to smooth 

linen. 
Cal r en dar, an almanack 

Caul, a membrane. 

Call, to cry out. 
Can' non, a large gun. 
Can' on, a rule. 

Can' vas, coarse cloth. 

Can' vass, to examine. 
Seal, to fasten with a 

seal ; the sea calf. 
Ceil, to make a ceiling. 

Seal'm^, setting a seal 

Ceil 7 ing, of a room. 
Cen'ser,apan for incense 
Cen' sor, a reformer. 

Cell, a hut. 

Sell, to dispose of. 
Cent, a piece of money. 
Scent, a smell. 
Sent, did send. 
- Cen' tu ry, 100 years. 

Cen' tr/u ry, an herb. 



Ces' sion, resignation* 
Ses' sion, act of setting.* 

ChoI' er, wrath. 

Col' lar, for the neck* 
Chop, to cut. 
Chap, a beast's jaw. 

Cuord, in music. 

Cord, a small rope* 
Cite, to summon. 
Sight, seeing. 
Site, situation. 

Cliff, a steep rock. 

Clef, a term in music- 
Coarse, not fine. 
Coz/rse, a race. 
Corse, a dead body. 

Clime, a climate. 

Climfr, to mount up. 
Com' pie ment, full num- 
ber. 
Com' pli ment, act of ci- 
vility. 

Co quet, (co he?) to 
deceive in love. 

Co quette', an airy girl. 
Core, the inner part. 
Corps, a body of soldiers. 

Cous' in, a relation. 

Coz' en, to cheat. 
Cm' el, inhuman. 
Crew' el, worsted thread. 

Sig' net, a seal. 

Cyg'net,a young swan. 
Dam, a mother. 
Dam??, to condemn. 






but different in Spelling, fyc. 



129 



Deer, an animal. 

Dear, costly, beloved. 
De mean', to behave. 
De mesne', a freehold. 

Dae, owing. 

Dew, on the grass. 
Doe, a female deer. 
Dough, unbaked bread. 

Dun, a colour. 

Done, performed. 
Ex' er cise, to practise. 
Ex' or cise, to cast out 
evil spirits. 

I, myself. 

Eye, the organ of sight 
Fane, a temple. 
Fain, gladly. 
Fei°*n, to dissemble. 

Faint, feeble. 

Feint, a false inarch. 
Fare, food, hire. 
Fair, comely. 

Feet, of the body. 

Feat, an action. 
Fel' \oe, the circumfer- 
ence of a wheel. 
?el' low, an associate. 

Fir, a tree. 

Fur, a skin. 
Flee, to run away. 
Flea, an insect. 

Flue, pipe of an oven. 

Flew, did flv. 



Flour, meal. 

Flow' er, a blossom. 

Fore, anterior. 

Four, in number. 
Forth, forward, onward. 
Fourth, in number. 

Foul, filthy. 

Fowl, a bird. 
Freeze, to congeal. 
Frieze, coarse cloth. 
Gate, a large door. [ing. 
Gait, manner of walk- 
Gilt, overlaid with gold. 
Gwilt, crime. 

Grate, to rub small. 

Great, large. [with. 
Gra' ter, a tool to grate 
Great' er, larger. 

Grown, increased. 

Groan, to sigh. 
Hale, sound, healthy. 
Hail, to salute, frozen 
drops of rain. 

Haul, to draw by force. 

Hall, a large room. 
Hart, a beast. 
Heart, the seat of life. 

Hare, an animal. 

Hair, of the head. 
Heel, part of the foot. 
Heal, to cure. 

Herd, a drove. 

Heard, did hear. 



130 



Words alike in Sound, 



Here, in this place. 
Hear, to hearken. 

Him, that man. 

Hymw, a sacred song. 
Hire, wages. 
Hi^A' er, further up. 

Hole, a cavity. 

Whole, the total. 
Hue, a colour. 
Hugh, a man's name. 
Hew, to cut. 

In, within. 

Inn, a tavern. 
He, ) an alley in a 
ylisle, ) church. 
Isle, an island. 

In dite', to compose. 

In diet', to prosecute. 
Key, a tool to open a lock 
Quay, (hee) a wharf. 

Kill, to slay. 

Kil/z, of bricks. 
Lade, to load, to dip. 
Laid, placed, did lay. 
Lane, a narrow passage. 
Lain, participle of to lie 
Leek, a plant. 
Leak, to let water in or 
out. 

Led, did lead. 

Lead, a heavy metal. 
Leave, permission. 
JLieve, willingly. 

Les' sen, to diminish. 



Les' son, a reading. 
Li' ar, one who tells lies. 
Lyre, a harp. 

Limfe, part of the body. 

Lim?z, to paint. 
Lo, behold. 
Low, not high. 

Lone, solitary. 

Loan, a thing lent. 
Made, finished. [mai , 
Maid, an unmarried w< 

Male, the he kind. 

Mail, armour, packc 
of letters. 
Mane, long hair on th< 

neck of a horse. 
Main, principal. 

Mare, a female horse 

May' or, a magistrate. 
Man' ner, mode, custom, 
Man' or, a lordship. 

Man' tie, a kind of 
cloak. , 

Man' tel, work raised 
before a chimney. 
Mar' shal, to arrange. 
Mar' tial, warlike. 

Maze, a labyrinth. 

Maize, corn, 
Mean, base, to intend. 
Mein, air, look. 

Mete, to measure. 

Meet,to come together 

Meat, flesh. 



hut different in Spelling. 



131 






Met' tie, briskness, [iron 
Met' a\, gold, silver, or 

Mi' ner, one who digs 
mines. 
Mi' nor, one under age. 
Mite, a small insect. 
Might, power. 

Moan, to lament. 
Mown, cut down. 
Mote, a particle of dust. 
Moat, a ditch. 

More, greater, [mows. 

Mow' er, one who 
Nag, a gay horse. 
jfiTnag, a not in wood. 

Nave, part of a wheel 

J£nave, a rogue. 
Naught, bad, wicked. 
Nought, nothing. 

Nay, no. [horse. 

Nei^A, voice of a 
Need, want. 
JKhead ? to make dough. 

New, not old. 

.Knew, did know. 
"Night, time of darkness. 
Knight, a title of honour. 

Nit, the egg of a louse. 

Knit, to unite, to close 
No, word of denial. 
Knoiv, to be informed. 

Not, denying. 

Knot, hard place ini 
wood. 



Nun, a religious woman. 
None, not any. [rated. 

Ore, metal not sepa- 

Oar, an instrument to 
row with. [over. 

O'er, contraction of 
Oh, alas. 
Owe, to be indebted. 

Won, (wun) past time 
of win. 

One* in number. 
Our, belonging to us. 
Hour, sixty minutes. 

Aught, any thing. 

Ought, obliged by duty 
Pale, wanting colour. 
Pail, a wooden vessel. 

Pane, a square of glass: 

Pain, torment. 
Pare, to cut off. 
Pair, a couple. 
Pear, a kind of fruit. 

Pal' let, a little bed. 

Pal' ette, a painter's 

board. [wainscot. 

Pan' el, a square in a. 

Pan'nel, a kind of saddle 

Peel, the outside. 

Peal, a succession of 
sudden sounds. 
Peer, a nobleman. 
Pier, a column. 

Peace, quiet. 

Piece, a part. 



132 



Words alike in Sounds 



Peak, top of a hill. 
Pique, a grudge, [tool. 

Plane, flat surface, a] 

Plain, level. [al. 

Plate, a flat piece of met- 
Plait, a fold. 

Place, locality. 

Pla/ce, a kind of fish. 
Plum, a kind of fruit. 
Plum6, a weight. 

Pole, a long stick. 

Poll, the head. 
Pour, to empty out. 
Pore, passage of perspi- 
ration. 

Pen'cil, an instrument 
for writing. 

Pen' silc, hanging. 
Pray, to supplicate. 
Prey, plunder. 

Prof it, advantage. 

ProplV et, a foreteller 
Rab' bit, an animal. 
Rab' bet, a joint. 

Rain, falling water. 

Rein, part of a bridle. 
Rei^n, to rule. 
Rap, to strike. 
Wrap, to fold together. 

Raze, to demolish. 

Raise, to set up. 

Rays, light. 
Reed, a plant. 
Read, to peruse. 



Red, a colour. 

Read, did read. 
Rest, quiet. 
Wrest, to force. 

Rice, a plant. 

Rise, origin. 
Rig' ger, one who rigs. 
Rig' our, severity. 

Ring' to sound. 

Wring, to twist. 
Rite, a ceremony. 
Rig7*t, just. [wood. 

Wright, an artificer in 
Write,to formletterswith 

Rode,did ride, [a pen 

Road, a highway. 
Rote, memory. 
Wrote, did write, [a fish. 

Roc, a deer; the eggs of 

Row, a rank. 
Room, space. [mour. 
R/ieum, thin watery hu- 

Ruff, a ruffle. 

Rough, not smooth. 
Rye, grain. 
Wry, crooked. 

Sale, act of selling. 

Sail, of a ship. 
Seen, beheld. 
Scene, part of a play. 
Seme, a net for fish. 

See, to behold. 

Sea, the ocean. 
Seed, first principle. 



but different in spelling ', Sfc. 



133 



Cede, to resign. 
Sere, withered. 
Cere, to wax. 
Sear, to burn. 
Se' er, a prophet. 



Sow, to scatter seed. 
Sew, to use a needle. 

Sore, an ulcer. 

Soar to mount aloft. 
Sole, bottom of the foot. 



to appear, [scar. Soul, the spirit. 



Seem 

Seam, edges sewed 

Sen' ior, elder. 

Seign' or, a lord. 
Sel' ler, one who sells. 
Cel' lar, a place under a 
house. 

Shore, side of a river. 

Shoar, a prop. 
Sheer, thin. 
Shear, to cut. 
Shire, a county. [line. 

Sine, a geometrical 

Sign, a token. 
Sink, to go down , a drain. 
Cinque, number five on 

Sit, to be seated, [dice. 

Cit, a citizen. 
Size, bulk. 
Sice, number sixon dice. 

Slay, to kill. 

Slaze, a weaver's reed. 

Sleigh, carriage used 
on snow. 
Slio7*t, to despise. 
Sleight, dexterity. 

Sloiv, not swift. 

Sloe, a fruit. 
So, thus. 

12 



Stare, to gaze. 

Stair, a step. 
Stake, a post. 
Steak, a piece of flesh. 

Steel, hardened iron. 

Steal, to take by theft. 
Stile, steps into a field. 
Style, manner of writ- 
ing. 

Strait, narrow. 

Straight not crooked. 
Suck' er, a young shoot. 
Sue' cour, aid, help. 

Sum, the whole. 

Some, a part. 
Sun, cause of day. 
Son, a male child. 

Sut' tie, neat weight. 

Subt' le, artful. 
Tale, a story. 
Tail, the end. 

Tare, weight allowed. 

Tear, to rend. 
Tax, a rate. 
Tacks, small nails. 

Teem, to produce. 

Team, horses or oxen 
drawing a carriage. 



134 



Words alike in Sound. 



Terse, smooth, neat. 

Tierce, a liquid mea- 
The, the article, [sure. 
Thee, thyself. 

There, in that place. 

Their, of them. 
Threw, did throw, [end. 
Throi^A, from end to 

Throw, to fling. 

Throe, agony. 
Throne, seat of a king. 
Thrown, flung, cast. 

Time, measure of du- 
ration. 

T/zyme, a plant. 
Tier, (teer,) a row, a rank 
Tear, water from the 

Too, likewise, [eyes. 

To, unto. 

Two, twice one. 
Tow, refuse of flax, to 
draw by a rope. 

Toe, part of the foot. 

Tole, to draw by de- 
grees. 

Toll, a tax. 
Tongue, (tung,) organ 

of speech. 
Tong, catch of a buckle. 

Tray, a utensil. 

Trey, three at cards 
or dice. 
Tun, a large cask. 
Ton, 20 hundred weight. 



Vale, a valley. 

Vail, ) a covering for 

Veil, ) the face. 

Vane, a weathercock. 
Vain, meanly proud. 
Vein, a blood vessel. 

Waste, loss. [body. 

Waist, part of the 
Wale, rising part in cloth 
Wail, to sorrow. 

Wait, to tarry. 

Weight, heaviness. 
Ware, merchandise. 
Wear, to put on, a dam 
to catch fish in. 

Way, a road. 

Weigh, to poise. 
Week, seven days. 
Weak, not strong. 

Week' ly, every week. 

Weak' ly, feebly. 
Ween, to think. 
Wean, to withdraw from 
any habit, [sheep. 

WeTH' er, a male 

WeaTH' er, state of 
the air. 
Wood, trees. 
Wou/d, was willing. 

Ye, plural of thou. 

Yea, yes. 
You, plural of thou. 
Yew, a tree. 
Ewe, a female sheep. 



( 135 ) 
CHAPTER XXV. 

Words often improperly confounded in 
spelling or pronunciation. 

Ac cept', to take. 

Ex cept', to leave out. 
Af feet', to act upon. 
Ef feet', to bring to pass. 

Ap praise', to set a 
price on. 

Ap prize', to inform. 
Cel' e ry, a species of 

parsley. 
Sal' a ry, stated hire. 

CHron' i cal, of long 
duration. 

Cnron' i cle, a history. 
Coun' cil, an assembly. 
Coun' sel, advice. 

Cur' ranf, a fruit. 

Cur' rent, a stream. 
Cur'ri er,aleatherdresser 
Cou ri er', a messenger. 

Cym' bal, a musical 
instrument. 

Sym' bol, a type. 
Er' rand, a message. 
Er' rant, wandering. 
Ar' rant, vile, wicked. 

Ex' tant, now in being. 

Ex tent', compass of a 
thing, 



Fran' cis, a man's name. 
Fran' ces, a woman's 
name. [er. 

Ge' ni us, mental povv- 
Ge' nus, a class of be- 
ings. 
In ge' ni ous, inventive. 
In genu ous,open, candid 
Ker'nel, the seed of fruit 
Colo' nel, a military 
officer. 
Lay, to place, to quiet. 
Lie, to rest, or recline on 
a bed. 
Lick' er ish, delicate. 
Lie' o rice, a sweet root. 
Prac' tice, use, habit. 
Prac' tise, to use, to do 
habitually. 
Prin' ci pie, first rule. 
Prin' ci pal, chief. 
Proph' e cy, a prediction. 
Proph' e sy* to predict. 
Tract, a quantity of 

land, a small book. 
Track, a mark left, 
Val' ue, worth, price, 
Val' ley, a vale. 



y like i long. 



( 136 ) 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

Words which agree in orthography, but differ in ac- 
cent, pronunciation, or meaning*. 



Abstract, an abridgment 
Ab stract', to draw from. 

A buse', ill treatment. 

A buse to treat rudely. 
Ac' cent, force of voice 
Ac cent', to place the 

accent. 

At' tri bute, a quality. 

At trib' ute, to ascribe 
Au' gust, the name of a 

month. 
Au gust', magnificent. 

Cem' ent, what joins 
bodies together. 

Ce ment', to unite. 
Close, compact. 
Close, to unite. 

Com' pact, an agree- 
ment. 

Com pact', close, firm. 
Com' pound, a mixture. 
Com pound', to mingle. 

Con' cert, harmony. 

Con cert', to contrive. 
Con' duct, management. 
Con duct', to manage. 
Con' jure, to practise 

enchantment. 
Con jure', to enjoin so- 
lemnly. 



Con' test, a dispute. 
Con test', to contend. 
Con'tract,an agreement 
Con tract', to bargain. 
Con' trast, opposition. 
Con trast', to place in 
opposition. 
Con vert, a person 

converted. 
Con vert', to change. 
Con' vict, a person con- 
victed. 
Con vict', to prove guilty. 
Cour' te sy, civility, 

respect. 
Courtesy, act of respect 
made by a woman. 
Cruzse, a small cup. 
Cruise, to sail. 

Des' ert, a wilderness. 
De sert', to forsake. 
Des'sert,the lastcourse 
of an entertainment. 
Dis' count, an allowance. 
Dis count', to deduct. 
En' trance, admission. 
En trance', to put 
into ecstasy. 
Es v cort, a convoy. 
Es cort', to guard. 



Words alike in Orthograry, Sfc. 137 



Ex cuse', an apology. Ob' ject, that on which 



Ex cuse , to accept an 
apology. 
Ex' port, a thing exported 
Ex port', to send abroad. 

Ex' tract, a quotation. 



Ex tract',todrawoutof Pre sent', to give 



Fer'ment, inward motion 

Fer ment',to have inward 

motion. [currir^g. 

Fre' quent, often oc- 

Fre quent/,to visit often 

Gal' lant, brave. 

Gal lant', a beau. 

Grease, fat. [fat. 



we are employed. 

Ob ject', to oppose. 
Over thro^, destruction 
O ver thro?0', to destroy. 

Pres' ent, a gift. 



Prod' uce, product, a- 
mount. [effect. 

Pro duce/ to cause, to 
Prof ect, a scheme. 
Pro ject', to contrive. 

Reb'el, one who rebels 

Re bel' to oppose. 
Rec' ord, a register. 



Grease, to smear with/ Re cord', to register. 



House, a place of abode. 
House, to shelter, [ported 

Im' port, a thing im- 

Im port', to bring from 
abroad. 
In' crease, augmentation 
In crease', to make more 

In' suit, an affront. 

In suit', to affront. 
In va.1' id, of no force. 
In va lid', (in valeed',) a 
disabled person. 

Let, to lease, to permi 

Let, to hinder. 
Min' ute, sixty seconds. 
Mi nute', small, [head. 

Mouth, aperture in the 

Mouth, to chew 
12* 



Ref use, the worthless 

part. 
Re fuse', to reject. 
Rise, the act of rising. 
Rise, to move upwards. 
Subject, matter treated 
of; one under the do- 
minion of another. 
Sub ject', to enslave. 
Tor'ment, pain, anguish 
Tor ment', to put in pain. 
Trans' port, rapture. 
Trans port', to put in 
an ecstasy. 
Use, the act of employing 
Use, to employ. 
Wreath, a garland. 
TVreaTH, to interweave 



138 Lessons in Poetry. 

LESSON 57. 

A MORNING IN SPRING. 

Lo ! the bright, the rosy morning 
Calls me forth to take the air ; 

Cheerful spring, with smiles returning, 
Ushers in the new-born year. 

Nature, now in all her beauty, 
With her gently-moving tongue, 

Prompts me to the pleasing duty, 
Of a grateful morning song. 

See the early blossoms springing ! 

See the jocund lambkins play ! 
Hear the lark and linnet singing 

Welcome to the new-born day ! 

Vernal music, softly sounding, 

Echoes through the verdant grove ; 

Nature now, with life abounding, 
Swells with harmony and love. 

Now the kind refreshing showers, 
Water all the plains around ; 

Springing grass, and painted flowers 
In the smiling meads abound. 

Now their vernal dress assuming, 
Leafy robes adorn the trees ; 

Odours now, the air perfuming, 
Sweetly swell the gentle breeze. 



Lessons in Poetry. 139 

Praise to thee, thou Great Creator ! 

Praise be thine from ev'ry tongue ; 
Join, my soul, with every creature ; 

Join the universal song. 

For ten thousand blessings giv'n ; 

For the richest gifts bestow'd ; 
Sound his praise through earth and heav'n, 

Sound Jehovah's praise aloud ! 



LESSON 58. 
HEAVENLY WISDOM. 

How happy is the man who hears 
Instruction's warning voice, 

And who celestial Wisdom makes 
His early, only choice. 

For she has treasures greater far 
Than east or west unfold ; 

And her reward is more secure 
Than is the gain of gold. 

In her right hand she holds to view 

A length of happy years ; 
And in her left, the prize of fame 

And honour bright appears. 

She guides the young with innocence, 
In pleasure's path to tread ; 

A crown of glory she bestows 
Upon the hoary head. 



140 Lessons in Poetry. 

According as her labours rise, 
So her rewards increase ; 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 



LESSON 59. 

ON EARLY RISING. 

How T foolish they who lengthen night, 
And slumber in the morning light i 
How sweet at early morning's rise, 
To view the glories of the skies, 
And mark with curious eye the sun 
Prepare his radiant course to run I 
Its fairest form then nature wears, 
And clad in brightest green appears* 
The sprightly lark, with artless lay, 
Proclaims the entrance of the day, 
How sweet to breathe the gale's perfume. 
And feast the eye with nature's bloom 1 
Along the dewy lawn to rove, 
And hear the music of the grove I 
Nor you, ye delicate and fair, 
Neglect to taste the morning air ; 
This will your nerves with vigour brace ; 
Improve and heighten every grace } 
Add to your breath a rich perfume ; 
And to your cheeks a fairer bloom ; 
With lustre teach your eyes to glow ; 
And health and cheerfulness bestow. 



Lessons in Reading. 141 

LESSON 60. 
CRUELTY TO INSECTS CONDEMNED. 

A certain youth indulged himself in the 
cruel entertainment of torturing and killing 
flies. He tore off their wings and legs, and 
then watched with pleasure their feeble efforts 
to escape him. Sometimes he collected a 
number of them together, and crushed them 
at once to death ; glorying, like many a cele- 
brated hero, in the devastation he committed. 
His tutor remonstrated with him in vain on this 
barbarous conduct. He could not persuade 
him to believe that flies are capable of pain, 
and have a right, no less than ourselves, to life, 
liberty, and enjoyment. The signs of agony, 
which, when tormented, they express, by the 
quick and various contortions of their bodies, 
he neither understood nor regarded. 

The tutor had a microscope ; and he desired 
his pupil, one day, to examine a most beauti- 
ful and surprising animal. " Observe," said 
he, " how it is studded from head to tail with 
black and silver, and its body all over beset 
with the most curious bristles ! The head con- 
tains the most lively eyes, encircled w T ith silver 
hairs ; and the trunk consists of two parts, 
folded, over each other. The whole body is 
ornamented with plumes and decorations, 
which surpass all the luxuries of dress, in the 
courts of the greatest princes." Pleased and 
astonished with what he saw, the youth was 



142 Lessons in Reading'. 

impatient to know the name and properties of 
the wonderful animal. It was withdrawn from 
the magnifier ; and when offered to his naked 
eye, proved to be a poor fly, which had been 
the victim of his wanton cruelty. 

LESSON 6L 

HEALTH, 

Who is she that with graceful steps, and 
with lively air trips over yonder plain? 

The rose blushes on her cheeks ; the sweet- 
ness of the morning breathes from her lips ; 
joy tempered with innocence and modesty, 
sparkles in her eyes ; and the cheerfulness of 
her heart appears in all her movements. Her 
name is Health : she is the daughter of Exer- 
cise and Temperance. Their sons inhabit the 
mountain and the plain. They are brave, ac- 
tive, and lovely, and partake of all the beau- 
ties and virtues of their sister. Vigour strings 
their nerves, strength dwells in their bones, and 
labour is their delight all the day long. The 
employments of their father excite their appe- 
tites ; and the repasts of their mother refresh 
them. To combat the passions, is their de- 
light ; to conquer evil habits, their glory. 
Their pleasures are moderate, and therefore 
they endure ; their repose is short, but sound 
and undisturbed. Their blood is pure; their 
minds are serene ; and the physician does no% 
find the way to their habitations. 




LESSON 62. 

CHARITY. 

Happy is the man who has sown in his breast 
the seeds of charity and love ; From the foun- 
tain of his heart rise rivers of goodness ; and 
the streams overflow for the benefit of man- 
kind. He assists the poor in their trouble ! 
he rejoices in promoting the welfare of all 
men. He does not harshly censure his neigh* 
hour ; he believes not the tales of envy and 
malevolence, nor repeats their slanders. He 
forgives the injuries of men ; he wipes them 
from his remembrance : revenge and malice 
have no place in his heart. For evil he re- 
turns not evil : he hates not even his enemies, 

I but requites their injustice with friendly admon- 
ition. The griefs and anxieties of men excite 

ihis compassion; he endeavours to alleviate the 
weight of their misfortunes ; and the pleasure 



144 Lessons in Reading. 

of success rewards his labour. He calms the 
fury, he heals the quarrels of angry men ; 
and prevents the mischiefs of strife and ani- 
mosity. He promotes in his neighbourhood 
peace and good will and his name is repeated 
with praise and benedictions. 

LESSON 63. 
ON ANGER. 

Before you give way to anger, try to find a 
reason for not being angry. To be angry is to 
punish yourself for the faults of others. If 
a word, dropped by chance from your friend, 
give you offence, avoid a hasty reply, and be- 
ware of telling the cause of your anger to 
those persons whom you meet. When you 
are cool, it will vanish, and leave no traces be- 
hind it. Wrath kindles wrath ; make it a con- 
stant rule, therefore, never to speak a single 
word while you are angry. 

Never indulge revenge to your own hurt. 
The sharpest revenge is to despise the affront 
it will then return on him who has given the 
offence, and torment him with the sting of 
remorse. If those who hate you can put you 
to pain, it will give them fresh vigour : on this 
account, do not expose your weak side to 
them, nor show them whither to direct a second 
blow. 



Lesson in Poetry. 145 

LESSON 64. 

TO A BOY ; 
On confining a Bird in a Cage. 
Richard, what greater punishment 
Could I inflict, my boy, on thee ; 
And tell me what would grieve thee more 
Than thus to lose thy liberty. 

Yet thou canst take a savage joy 
To view thy captive's fond desires ; 

Thou canst with unrelenting heart, 
Behold him beat against the wires. 

See, he extends his fluttering wings, 
His bloody beak does now implore ; 

He prays thee, in the softest notes, 
To let him go, nor pain him more. 

Confinement thou could'st never bear 
With patience for a single hour ; 

How canst thou then, unthinking boy, 
Thus torture those within thy power ? 

Remember, that corporeal pain 
Each bird, each animal can feel ; 

Though power of language is denied 
Their suffering torments to reveal. 

So now, my child, attend my prayer, 
And set thy fluttering captive free ; 

That if thou e'er shouldst be confined, 
I may restore thy liberty. 
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146 Lessons in Reading. 

LESSON 65. 
GOD IS OUR FATHER. 

The mother loves her little child ; she brings 
it up in her arms ; she nourishes its body with 
food ; she feeds its mind with knowledge ; if 
it is sick, she nurses it with tender love ; she 
watches over it when it is asleep ; she forgets 
it not for a moment ; she rejoices daily in its 
growth. 

But who is the parent of the mother ? Who 
nourishes her with good things, and watches 
over her with tender love, and remembers her 
every moment? Whose arms are about her to 
guard her from harm ? And if she is sick, who 
shall heal her ? 

God is the parent of the mother ; He is the 
parent of all, for He created all. All the men 
and all the women, who are alive in the wide 
world, are His children ; He loves all and is 
good to all. 

LESSON 66. 
PROVIDENCE. 

" I have been thrown from my pony," said 
a little boy to his father : " but by chance I 
am not hurt." " I am glad to hear of your 
safe escape, my dear child, but you ought to 
ascribe it to Providence. Chance is blind, 
and cannot protect us ; Providence watches 
over all. 



Lessons in Reading. 147 

w Look round on Nature — on those things 
most obvious to your senses — on plants, trees, 
animals, and even yourself: lift your eyes to 
Heaven — see the beautiful regularity of the 
planetary orbs, the return of day and night, and 
the revolution of seasons ; then reflect — can 
these things be the effect of Chance ? No ! A Su- 
preme Power rules and directs the order of 
the universe, and holds the chain of events. 
Learn to acknowledge this great and good 
Being in every thing that befalls you. Pay 
him the homage of grateful praise for his bene- 
fits; adore his unsearchable wisdom when 
he afflicts ; and repose a humble confidence in 
his mercy and protection, amidst the various 
ills that beset the path of human life. Extend 
your views beyond the present scene to per- 
manent possessions and pure pleasures ; and 
entitle yourself to their enjoyment, by study- 
ing to obey the will of Him who placed you 
here. Look up to his superintending Provi- 
dence for every blessing you would wish to 
receive, and for security from every danger 
you are anxious to avoid ; and scorn to think 
yourself indebted to Chance for what you really 
owe to your Father and your God." 

LESSON Q7. 

HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORKS OF 
THE CREATOR. 

To thee O Lord ! from whom proceedeth 
every blessing, and who dispensest them so 



14S Lessons in Reading. 

bountifully, to thee belong glory, honour^ 
and thanksgiving. Thou nearest the cry 
of the young raven, and takest pleasure in the 
song of the lark; vouchsafe to listen to my 
voice also, and accept the tribute of praise due 
to thee. The least of the creatures formed 
by thy hand proclaims thy wisdom. The 
traces of thy goodness and power are seen 
from one end of the year to the other, and are 
continually renewing. With parental tender- 
ness thou providest for our necessities, and 
givest to men and animals their proper food. 
It is in the hope of thy blessing that the farmer 
sows his corn : it is thou who makest the seed 
fruitful. Thou water est the furrows of the 
fields. Thou clothest the meadow, the valley, 
and the plain with flowers and herbage, with 
trees and groves. Thou orderest the cool and 
refreshing dew to moisten our gardens and 
fields, and to shed on them fertility and abund- 
ance. The barren and dry soil thou waterest 
with gentle rains. The cold and wet places 
thou warmest with the rays of the sun. The 
weather and the season thou orderest in wisdom, 
and in the manner most beneficial to mankind. 
Thou coverest our fields with rich harvests, and 
the wings of the wind support the waving 
corn. Thou adornest the tops of barren rocks 
w T ith grapes. Thou dressest our pasture with 
clover ; and, by thy command, the fountains 
and streams water the thirsty animals. Thou 



Lessons in Reading. 149 



'to ' 



causest the tree to take root and it prospers. 
We, therefore, glorify thee, our Creator, our 
Benefactor ! We bless thy holy name ! All 
thy works are good, and great, and wonderful. 
We rejoice in thy goodness. 

LESSON 68. 
THE CREATION. 

In the beginning God created the heaven and 
the earth. And God said, Let the earth bring 
forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the 
fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose 
seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so. 
And God created great whales, and every liv- 
ing creature that moveth, which the waters 
brought forth abundantly after their kind, and 
every winged fowl after his kind. And God 
made the beast of the earth after his kind, 
and cattle after their kind, and every thing that 
creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and 
God saw that it was good. 

And God said, Let us make man in our 
image, after our likeness. So God created 
man in his own image ; in the image of God 
created he him ; male and female created he 
them. And God blessed them, and said unto 
them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 
the earth, and subdue it ; and have dominion 
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of 
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150 Lesson in Poetry. 

the air, and over every living thing that moveth 
upon the earth. 

And God saw every thing that he had made 
and behold it was very good. 

LESSON 69. 
THE STARRY HEAVENS. 

Ye sons of men, lift up your eyes, 
And view the glories of the skies : 
From east to west, from pole to pole 
What orbs on orbs unnumber'd roll ! 

All know their place, all keep their way, 
All move in regular array, 
Say ! who has made them ? who sustains ? 
Who guides them through the trackless plains ? 

*T is He — the everlasting God, 
Obedient to his sov'reign nod, 
Forth issues the nocturnal host, 
And He to each assigns his post. 

He calls his army by their names, 
Arrays them ail with glorious frames ; 
And night to night his power displays, 
And every star resounds his praise. 

Investing this terrestrial globe, 
Heaven wide expands its azure robe, 
All o'er emblazed ; that all may see, 
Own, and adore, a Deity. 



Of the Letters. 151 

CHAPTER XXVII. 
Of the Letters. 

u Orthography teaches the nature and powers 
of letters, and the just method of spelling words. 

A letter is the first principle, or least part of a 
word. 

The letters of the English language, called 
the English Alphabet, are twenty-six in number. 

The letters are the representatives of certain 
articulate sounds, the elements of the language. 
An articulate sound, is the sound of the human 
voice formed by the organs of speech. 

Letters are divided into vowels and consonants. 

A vowel is an articulate sound, that can be 
perfectly uttered by itself: as, a, c, o ; which 
are formed without the help of any other sound. 

A consonant is an articulate sound, which can- 
not be perfectly uttered without the help of a 
vowel; as, b, d, f I; which require vowels to 
express them fully. 

The vowels are, a, e, i, o, it, and sometimes 
w, and y. 

W and y are consonants when they begin a 
word or syllable : but in every other situation 
they are vowels. 

The consonants are divided into mutes and 
semi-vowels. 

The mutes cannot be sounded at all without 
the aid of a vowel. They are b, p, t, d, Jc, and 
€ and g hard. 

The semi-vowels have an imperfect sound of 
themselves. They are,/, /, m. f w, r, v, 5, & $ z 9 
and c 9 and g soft. 



152 Sounds of the Consonants. 

Four of the semi-vowels, namely, I, m, n, r, 
are also distinguished by the name of liquids, 
from their readily uniting with other consonants, 
and flowing as it were into their sounds.' ' 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Sounds of the Consonants. 
B. 

B has one sound : as in baker. When follow- 
ed by t or preceded by m in the same syllable it 
is generally silent : as in debt , plumb. 
C. 

C has two regular sounds, hard and soft : hard 
like k, before a, o, u, I, and r ; as in card, cord, 
curd, clay, crawl : soft like s before e, i, and y ; 
as in cedar, city, cymbal. Besides these, it 
sounds like z in a few words ; as sacrifice, discern. 
And when followed by i and e before a vowel, it 
slides into the sound of sli ; as in ocean, social. 
CH. 

CH have three sounds: 1st. like tch, as in 
cheese ; 2d. like k, as in CHord ; 3d. like sh, as 
in chaise. 

D. 

D has two sounds : its proper sound, as in 
dress, bold; and the sound of 7, as in soldier. 
The verbal termination ed, when not preceded 
by dor t, is generally sounded like t ; as stuff- 
ed, hissed, pronounced shift, hist; except in 
solemn style, and in some cases where the word 
is an adjective, as " a learned man." 
F. 

F has one sound, as in life, fever ; except in of 
where it has the sound of r. It is never silent. 



Sounds of the Consonants. 153 

G. 

G has two sounds, hard and soft : hard as in 
game, gone ; soft, as in gem, giant. It always 
sounds hard before a, o, u, I, and r ; and is some- 
times hard, and sometimes soft, before e, i, and 
y. It is silent before n, in the same syllable. 
GH. 
GH are sounded like f as in laugh, cough ; 
or are silent, as in bough, plough. 
H. 
H has one sound, as in hat , horse. 

J. 
J has one sound, that of soft g ; as in joy, 
Except hallelujah, where it sounds like y. It is 
never silent. 

K. 
K has one sound, as in king. It is silent be- 
fore n, as in knife. 

L. 
L has one sound, as in love, billow. It is 
doubled at the end of monosyllables. 
M. 
M has one sound as in murmur ; and is never 
silent. 

N. 
N has one sound as in name. When it ends 
a syllable preceded by m it is silent. 
P 
P has one sound, as in pond. 

PH. 
PH sound like/*, as in phantom; or are si- 
lent, as in phthisic ; except in Stephen, where 
i they sound like v. 



154 Sounds of the Consonants. 

Q. 

Q is always followed by u : they sound like Jc, 
as in antique, liquor ; or like kw, as in question , 
quadrant ; and are never silent. 
R. 

R has one sound, as in river, rage ; and is 
never silent. 

S. 

S has two regular sounds, hard or sharp, and 
soft or flat : sharp, as in sister, sun ; soft, as in 
icas, rose. It also sometimes sounds like sh ; as 
in sugar, dimension ; and like zh : as in pleasure, 
evasion. 

T. 

T has three sounds : 1st. its proper sound, as 
in tattle ; 2d. when followed by u, with the ac- 
cent on the syllable immediately preceding, it 
sounds like tsh : as in nature, virtue ; 3d. when 
followed by i before another vowel it sounds like 
sh : as in nation, portion ; except when preced- 
ed by s, or x, in which case it sounds like tch : 
as in christian, mixtion. 
V. 

V has one sound, as in value. It is silent in 
sevennight only. 

W. 

W, when a consonant, has nearly the sound 
of oo, as in water. 

X. 

X has two regular sounds, sharp and flat : 
sharp like Its, as in exercise, excellent; flat like 
gz, as in example, examine. It also sounds like z 
at the beginning of words ; as in Xerxes ; and 
is never silent. 



Diphthongs and Triphthongs, 155 

Y. 

Y, when a consonant, has nearly the sound of 
ee, as in youth. 

Z. 
Z has one sound : as in zone, bronze. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 

Diphthongs and Triphthongs. 

" A diphthong is the union of two vowels, pro- 
nounced by a single impulse of the voice : as ea 
in heat, on in sound. 

A proper diphthong is that in which both the 
vowels are sounded : as, oi in voice, ou in ounce. 

An improper diphthong has but one of the 
vowels sounded : as, ea in eagle, oa in boat. 

A triphthong is the union of three vowels, 
pronounced by a single impulse of the voice : as, 
eau, in beau, iew in view. 

SYLLABLES. 

A syllable is a sound, either simple or com- 
pound, pronounced by a single impulse of the 
voice, and constituting a word, or a part of a 
word : as, a, an, ant. 

Spelling is the art of rightly dividing words 
into their syllables, or of expressing a word by 
its proper letters. 

WORDS. 

Words are articulate sounds, used by common 
consent, as signs of our ideas. 

A word of one syllable is termed a Monosylla- 
ble ; a word of two syllables, a Dissyllable ; a 



156 Rules for Spelling. 

word of three syllables, a Trisyllable ; a word of 
four or more syllables, a Polysyllable." 

All words are either primitive, derivative, or 
compound. 

" A primitive word is one which cannot be re- 
duced to any simpler word in the language : as 
man, good, content. 

A derivative word is one which may be reduc- 
ed to another word in English of greater sim- 
plicity : as manful, goodness, contentment." 

A compound word is formed of two or more 
words : as penknife, teacup, Yorkshire. 

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CHAPTER XXX. 

Rules for Spelling. 

11 Rule 1. — Monosyllables ending with f 7, or 
s, preceded by a single vowel, double the final 
consonant : as, staff, mill, pass. The only ex- 
ceptions are, of, if, as, is, lias, gas, was^ pus, yes, 
his, this, us and thus. 

Rule 2. — Monosyllables ending with any con- 
sonant but f 7, or 5, and preceded by a single 
vowel, seldom double the final consonant. Ex- 
ceptions : add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, 
burr, purr, and buzz. 

Rule 3. — Words ending with y. preceded by 
a consonant, form the plurals of nouns, the per- 
sons of verbs, verbal nouns, past participles, com- 
paratives and superlatives, by changing y into i: 



Rules for Spelling, 157 

as, spy, spies : I carry, thou carriest, he carries ; 
carrier, carried; nappy, happier, happiest. 

The present participle in ing, retains the y 9 
that i may not be doubled : as, carry, carrying ; 
bury, burying. 

But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances 
as the above, is not changed : as, boy, boys ; cloy, 
cloyed; except in lay, pay, say, from which are 
formed laid, paid, said. 

Rule 4. — Words ending with y preceded by a 
consonant, upon assuming an additional syllable 
beginning with a consonant, commonly change y 
into i : as, happy, happily, happiness. But when 
y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely chang- 
ed : as, boy, boyish, boyhood; joy, joyless, joy- 
fuL i 

Rule 5. — Monosyllables, and words accented 
on the last syllable, ending with a single conso- 
nant, preceded by a single vowel, double that con- 
sonant, when they take another syllable beginning 
with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; be- 
gin, beginner, beginning. 

But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is 
on the preceding syllable, the consonant remains 
single: as, toil, toiling; offer, offering; maid, 
maiden. 

Rule 6. — Words ending with any double letter 
but I, and taking ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, 
preserve the letter double : as, harmlessness, care- 
lessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, distressful. 
But those words which end with double I, and 
take ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, generally 
omit one I : as, fulness, skilless, fully, skilful. 

Rule 7. — Ness, less, ly, and ful, added to 
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158 Accent. 

words ending with silent e, do not cut it off: ae, 
paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful ; except in a 
few words : as, duly, truly, awful. 

Rule 8. — Ment, joined to words ending with 
silent e, generally preserves the e from elision : 
as, abatement, chastisement, incitement. The 
words judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment , 
are deviations from the rule. 

Like other terminations, ment changes y into i r 
when preceded by a consonant : as, accompany r . 
accompaniment, merry, merriment. 

Rule 9. — Able, and ible, when incorporated 
into words ending with silent e, usually cut it off: 
as, blame, blamable ; cure, curable ; sense, sensi- 
ble. But if c, or g soft comes before e, in the 
original word, the e is preserved : as, change % 
changeable ; peace, peaceable. 

Rule 10. — When ing or ish is added to words 
ending with silent e, the e is usually omitted : as, 
place, placing ; lodge, lodging ; slave, slavish" 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Accent. 

" Accent is the laying of a peculiar stress of 
voice on a certain letter or syllable of a word, 
that it may be better heard than the rest, or 
distinguished from them : as in the word pre- 
sume, the stress of voice must be on the letter u t 
and second syllable sumc" 



Emphasis. ...Inflections of the Voice. 159 

Emphasis. 

Emphasis is a strong and full sound of voice, 
by which we distinguish some word or words on 
which we design to lay particular stress, in or_ 
der to convey the true meaning of the sentence 

Inflections of the Voice, 

" The inflection of the voice is that upward, 
or doivnward slide which the voice makes when 
the pronunciation of a word is finishing ; and 
which may therefore not improperly be called 
the rising, and the falling inflection. " 

The rising inflection is that modulation of the 
voice, usually called an elevation, and sometimes 
the suspending pause ; and which is to be heard 
in a correct pronunciation of the final syllable 
of the word earnest in the following example : 
" Are you in earnest?" 

The falling inflection is that modulation of 
the voice called a depression, a cadence, or closing 
pause ; and is to be heard in pronouncing the 
final word of this example : " I am in earnest. 5 * 



CHAPTER XXXII. 

Punctuation. 

Punctuation is the art of dividing a written 
composition into sentences, and parts of senten- 
ces, by points and stops, for the purpose of mark- 
ing the different pauses, and, in some measure, 
pointing out the inflections of the voice, which 
the sense, and an accurate pronunciation require, 



160 Punctuation. 

The principal points jire, 
The Comma , 

The Semicolon ; 

The Colon : 

The Period 

The Interrogation point 1 
The Exclamation point ! 
The Parenthesis () and 

The Dash — 

The Comma is a pause in reading until you 
may count one ; # and usually requires the rising 
inflection of the voice. ; 

The Semicolon is a pause until you may count 
two; and should have sometimes the rising, and 
sometimes the falling inflection, as the sense or 
harmony requires. If the sense be perfect, the 
falling inflection should generally be adopted ; if 
imperfect, the rising. 

The Colon is a pause, until you may count 
three ; and requires the falling inflection of the 
voice except in comparative sentences. 

The Period is a pause until you may count four ; 
and commonly requires the falling inflection. 

The Interrogation Point shows that a question 
is asked : as, " What do you see V It usually 

* The quantity or duration of each pause cannot be exactly 
defined. Grave and solemn compositions, and those containing 
long 1 periods, require longer pauses than those which are written 
in familiar language, or broken into short periods. Persons 
who are reading to a large auditory must make longer pauses 
than when a few persons only are in hearing. And a judicious 
reader will frequently make pauses in reading, where none are 
marked in printing. Although no precise rules can be given 
for the length of the pauses, yet the practice of defining the du- 
ration with numeral adjectives is sufficiently exact for common 
use. 



Punctuation. 161 

requires a pause long enough to count four ; and 
the rising inflection of the voice, unless the ques- 
tion be asked with an interrogative word ; such 
as, who) which, what, when, how, where ; in this 
ease it requires the falling inflection. 

The Exclamation Point is used to denote some 
passion or emotion ; as, wonder, surprise, admi- 
ration, &c. The length of the pause, and the in- 
flection of the voice, must be governed by the 
sense. 

The Parenthesis includes a part of a sentence, 
which may be omitted without injuring the sense, 
and must be read in a quicker and lower tone 
than the rest. The pause and inflection of voice 
at the end of the parenthesis, should be the same 
as are required by the word immediately preced- 
ing it. 

The Dash, when used alone, denotes a sudden 
pause, or unexpected change in the subject, and 
is to be treated much like a comma ; where used 
with any other point it lengthens the pause. 

Besides these, there are other characters used 
in writing, viz. 

An Accent (') shows the stress of voice in 
pronouncing a word to be on that syllable, over 
or immediately after which it is placed. Some 
writers make use of two accents, the grave ( x ) 
and the acute ('). The grave is applied to long 
syllables ; the acute, to short. 

The grave accent is also used to denote the 
middle or grave sound of the vowel a. 

The acute accent is also used to denote the 
irregular sounds of a, e, i, and o, which corre- 
spond with short u. 
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163 Punctuation. 

A Breve (") shows that the vowel over which 
it is placed sounds short. 

A Hyphen (-) is used to connect compound 
words, and parts of words at the ends of lines. 
The same mark placed over a vowel, denotes 
that it sounds long. 

A Circumflex ( A ) placed over a vowel, de- 
notes the broad sound of a, and the middle 
sound of o and w. 

A Diaeresis (") is placed over the last of two 
vowels, that would otherwise make a diphthong, 
and parts them into two syllables; as, Raphael, 
Creator. 

Brackets, [], and sometimes the Parenthesis, 
are used to include words that explain a forego- 
ing word or sentence. 

A Quotation (" ") includes a passage, trans- 
cribed from another author. The passage has 
two inverted commas at the beginning, and two 
direct ones at the end of it. 

An Apostrophe (') is the sign of the posses- 
sive case ; and likewise denotes the omission of 
a letter : as, John's book ; lov'd for loved. 

A Caret (a) shows where to bring in what was 
omitted through mistake. It is never used in 
printing. 

An Ellipsis ( or - - - -) shows that some 

letter in a word, or some words in a sentence, 
are intentionally omitted ; as, k — g for king. 

An Index or Hand (flC/^ ) points to something 
that requires particular attention. 

A Paragraph (fl) denotes the beginning of a 
new subject ; it is chiefly used in the Bible. 



Capitals. 163 

A Section (§) is used to divide a chapter into 
less parts. 

A Brace > is used to connect several lines 

with one common term ; and in poetry it is used 
at the end of a triplet of three lines. 

An Asterisk (*), Obelisk (f), Double Obelisk 
iX), Parallels (||), Section (§), and letters and 
figures, are used as references to notes at the 
bottom of the page. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

Capitals. 

The following words should begin with capi- 
tals : 

1. The first word of every book, chapter, letter, 
note, bill, receipt, or any other piece of writing. 

2. The first word after a period ; and, if two 
sentences are totally independent, after the inter- 
rogation or exclamation. 

3. The names and titles of the Deity. 

4. Names of persons, places, ships, rivers, 
mountains, titles, professions, &,c. 

5. Adjectives derived from the names of pla- 
ces ; as, English, Spanish. 

6. The first word of every line in poetry. 

7. The principal word in the titles of books. 

8. The pronoun I, and the interjection O. 

9. Words of particular importance ; as, the 
Revolution, the Reformation. 

10. The names of the months, and the days 
of the week : as January, February, Sunday, 
Monday. 



164 



Abbreviations \ 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Abbreviations used in Writing and 
Printing. 



A. or ans. Answer. 

A. A. S. Fellow of the Ame- 
rican Academy of Arts and 
Sciences. 

A. B. or B. A. Bachelor of 
Arts. 

Abp. Archbishop. 

Acct. Account. 

A. D. In the year of our Lord. 

Admr. Administrator. 

A. M.or M. A. Master of Arts 

A. M. In the year of the 
World. Before noon. 

Apr. April. 
Aug. August. 
Bar. or bbl. Barrel. 
Bart. Baronet. 
Benj. Benjamin. 

B. C. Before Christ. 

B. D. Bachelor of Divinity. 
Bp. Bishop. 

B. V. Blessed Virgin. 
Capt. Captain. 

C. or cent, a hundred. 
Cant. Canticles. 

C. C. County Court. 

C. C. P. Court of Common 

Pleas. 
Ch. or Chap. Chapter. 
Chron. Chronicles. 
Co. Company. County. 
Col. Colonel. Colossians. 
Com. Commodore. 
Comr. Commissioner. 
Con. Connecticut. 
Cor. Corinthians. 



Cr. Credit. 

C. S. Court of Sessions. 
Cwt. Hundred weight. 
Dan. Daniel. 

d. a penny. 

D. D. Doctor of Divinity* 
Dec. December. 

Del. Delaware. 

Dep. Deputy. 

Dent. Deuteronomy. 

Do. or Ditto. The same. 

Dolls, or $. Dollars. 

Doz. Dozen. 

Doct. or Dr. Doctor. 

Dr. Doctor. Debtor. 

dr. Drams. 

Dwt. or dwt. Pennyweight 

E. East. 
Eben. Ebenezer. 
Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 
Ecclus. Ecclesiasticus. 
Ed. Edition. Editor. 

E. g. or e. g. For example. 
Ep. Epistle. 

Kph. Ephesians. 

Eng. English. England. 

Esq. Esquire. 

Ex. Example. Exodus. 

Exr. Executor. 

F. A. S. Fellow of the Anti- 
quarian Society. 

F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal 

Society. 
Feb. February. 
Fol. Folio. 
Fur. Furlong. 



Abbreviations. 



165 



Ga). Galatians. Gallon. 

Geo. George. 

Geo. or Ga. Georgia. 

Gen. Genesis. General. 

Gent. Gentleman. 

Gov. Govenour. 

G. R. George tjhe King. 

grs. grains. ^ 

Heb. Hebrews. 

Hhd. Hogshead. 

Hon. Honourable. 

hund. hundred. 

lb. or Ibid or Ibidem. In the 

same place. 
Id. or Idem. The same, 
i. e. that is. 
Isa. Isaiah. 
Jan. January 
Jer. Jeremiah. 
Jno. John. 
Jona. Jonathan. 
Jos. Joseph. 
Josh. Joshua. 
Jun. or Jr. Junior. 
Jus. Pac. Justice of the 

Peace. 
K. King. 

Ken- or Ky» Kentucky. 
Km. Kingdom. 
K*t, or Kt. Knight. 
Lev. Leviticus. 
Lib. a book. 
£. a pound in money. 
lb. a pound in weight. 
Lieut, or Lt. Lieutenant. 
L.L.D. Doctor of Laws. 
L, S. Place of the Seal. 
Maj. Major. 
Mar. March, 

Mass. or Ms. Massachusetts, 
Matt. Matthew. 
M. B. Bachelor of Physic. 
M. D. Doctor of Physic. 
Md. Maryland. 
Me. Maine. 
Messrs. Gentlemen. Sirs. 



Mo. Month. 

Mr. Master, fpron. Mister.) 

Mrs. Mistress, fpron. Missis.) 

MS. Manuscript. 

MSS. Manuscripts. 

N. Note. North. 

Nath. Nathaniel. 

N. B; Take Notice. 

New Brunswick. 
N. C; North Carolina. 
N. E. New England. 

North East. 
N; H. New Hampshire, 
N» J; New Jersey i 
No; Number. 
Nov 4 November. 
N. S; New Style. 

Nova Scotia* 
N: T, New Testament. 
N. W; Northwest* 
Num. Numbers. 
B.Yi New York, 
Obj; Objection t 
Obti Obedient, 
Oct. October, 
O. S k Old Style. 
Oz. Ounce, 
p. page, 
pp. pages. 

Per centi By the hundred. 
Penm or Pa, Pennsylvania. 
P. M; Afternoon. 

Post Master. 
P. M. G. Post Master General. 
Prof. Professor. 
Pres: President. 
P. S. Postscript, 
Ps. Psalm. 
Q. Question. Queen. 

farthing. 
q. d. as if he should say. 
q. 1. as much as you please, 
q. s. a sufficient quantity, 
qr. quarter of a Cwt, 
qt. quart, 



166 



Abbreviations. 



Rev. Revelation. Reverend. 


Tho. Thomas. 


Regr. Register, 


U» C. Year of Rome. 


R. J. Rhode Island. 


Ult. The last. 


Robt. Robert. 


U. S. United States, 


Rt. Hon. Right Honourable. 


U. S. A. United States of 


Rti Rev. Right Reverend. 


America, 


!S. or s. Shilling. 


v. or ver. verse. 


S. South, 


v. or vide. See. 


.St. Saint. 


Vir. or Va. Virginia. 


Sam. Samuel. 


Viz. To wit. Namely. 


Sept. September, 


Vol; Volume. 


•Servt. Servant. 


Vols. Volumes, 


S. C. South Carolina. 


Ver. or Vt. Vermont. 


Supreme Court. 


W. West, 


Superiour Court, 


W. I. West India. 


S. E. Southeast, 


West Indies. 


£. H. S. Fellow of the Histo- 


Wm: William. 


rical Society, 


Yd. Yard. 


S. T. D, Doctor of Divinity. 


Yds. Yards. 


S. T. P. Professor of Divinity, 


&. and. 


ss. To wit. Namely. 


&c. and so forth. 


S. W. Southwest. 


4to. Quarto. 


S. J. C. Supreme Judicial 


8vo. Octavo. 


Court. 


12mo. Duodecimo. 


T. Ton. 


1st. nYst. 


Ten. Tennessee. 


2d. second. 


Theo. Theophilas, 


3d. third. 


Thess. Thessalonians, 


4th. fourth. 



►*®£5J©«««« 



Names of the Months, with the number 
of Days. 



January 31 

February 28 

March 

April 

May 

June 



31 

30 
31 
30 



July 


31 


August 


31 


September 


30 


October 


31 


November 


30 


December 


3* 



Figures and Numbers. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Figures and Numbers. 



167 



(Figure. 


5. Numbers. Names. Numerical Adjectives.) 1 


1 


I 


One 


first 


2 


II 


Two 


second 


3 


III 


Three 


third 


4 


IV 


Four 


fourth 


5 


V 


Five 


fifth 


6 


VI 


Six 


sixth 


7 


VII 


Seven 


seventh 


8 


VIII 


Eight 


eighth 


9 


IX 


Nine 


ninth 


10 


X 


Ten 


tenth 


11 


XI 


Eleven 


eleventh 


12 


XII 


Twelve 


twelfth 


13 


XIII 


Thirteen 


thirteenth 


14 


XIV 


Fourteen 


fourteenth 


15 


XV 


Fifteen 


fifteenth 


16 


XVI 


Sixteen 


sixteenth 


17 


XVII 


Seventeen 


seventeenth 


18 


XVIII 


Eighteen 


eighteenth 


19 


XIX 


Nineteen 


nineteenth 


20 


XX 


Twenty 


twentieth 


30 


XXX 


Thirty 


thirtieth 


40 


XL 


Forty 


fortieth 


50 


L 


Fifty 


fiftieth 


60 


LX 


Sixty 


sixtieth 


70 


LXX 


Seventy 


seventieth 


80 


LXXX 


Eighty 


eightieth 


90 


XC 


Ninety 


ninetieth 


100 


C 


One hundred 


one hundredth 


200 


CC 


Two hundred 


two hundredth 


300 


ccc 


Three hundred 


three hundredth 


400 


cccc 


Four hundred 


four hundredth 


500 


D 


Five hundred 


five hundredth 


600 


DC 


Six hundred 


six hundredth 


700 


DCC 


Seven hundred 


seven hundredth 


800 


DCCC 


Eight hundred 


eight hundredth 


900 


DCCCC Nine hundred 


nine hundredth 


1000 


M 


One thousand 


one thousandth 



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Questions for Examination. 
ON CHAPTER 1. 



What are the sounds of a 1 
» >; of e ? 

» » of i ? 

" " of ? 

» » ofu? 

What are the combined sounds of oi and oy ? 
" ;; ;; of ou and ow 1 

What sound has the diphthong" ai ? 



What irregular sounds has a ? 
} > » has e 7 

» » has if 

» » has o*? 

" has v ^ 



what sounds has 


;; 


au? 


what sound has 


7t 


aw ? 


what sound has 


}) 


ay ? 


what sounds has 


)} 


ea? 


what sound has 


;; 


ee ? 


what sounds has 


;> 


til 


what sound has 


>7 


ew ? 


what sound has 


77 


ey ? 


what sounds has 


tf 


it 


what sound has 


;? 


oa? 


what sound has 


;; 


oe? 


what sound has 


77 


00? 


what sound has 


;? 


ou? 


what sound has 


;; 


ow 1 


What are the sou 


nds of c ? 




What is the sound of ph ? 


What are the sounds of ch ? 




" are the sounds of s? 


H }} 


ofd? 




" are the sounds of t ? 


!7 ;; 


pis? 




" are the sounds of th ? 


What is the sound of gfi ? 


" are the sounds of x ? 




ON CHAPTER 27. 


What does ortho £ 


^raphy teach 


1 


What is a letter 1 



How many letters in the Alphabet ? 

Of what are letters the representatives ? 

What is an articulate sound ? How are letters divided ? 

what is a vowel ? What is a consonant 1 

Which letters are the vowels ? 

Why is a a vowel ? Ans. Because it can be pronounced without 

the help of any other letter. 
Why is b a consonant 1 Ans. Because it cannot be pronounced 

without the help of a vowel. 
Which vowel is used in pronouncing 1 b ? Ans. e. 
Is it placed before, or after the b ? Ans. After it * 

* Similar questions concerning other letters should be asked, and 
c&re taken to point out to the pupil particularly how the vowels and 



Questions for Examination. 169 

When are w and y consonants ? 

What is w in the word wall ? Ans, A consonant. 

How is it known to be a consonant ? 

Ans. By its beginning a word. 
What is w in the word new ? Ans. A vowel. 
How is it known to be a vowel ? Ans. By its not beginning a 

word.f 
What are the consonants divided into ? 
Can the mutes be sounded ? Which are the mutes ? 

Have the semi-vowels any sound of themselves ? 
Which are the semi-vowels 1 
Which of the semi-vowels are called liquids ? Why ? 

ON CHAPTER 28. 

How many sounds has B?\ How are GH sounded ? 

How are rH sounded ? What is said of Q ? 

What sound has W when a consonant ? 
What sound has Y when a consonant ? 

ON CHAPTER 29. 

What is a diphthong ? What is a proper diphthong ? 

What is an improper diphthong ? 
Is there a diphthong in the word noise? '§ 
Which letters are the diphthong ? Ans. oi. 
Is it proper or improper 1 Ans. Proper. 
Why is it proper 1 Ans. Because both vowels are sounded. 
Is there a diphthong in the word grain ? 
Which letters are the diphthong 1 Ans. ai. 
Is it proper or improper 1 Ans. Improper. 
Why is it improper? Ans. Because but one vowel is sounded. 
What is a triphthong ? Is there a triphthong in the word adieu ? 
Which letters are the triphthong ? Ans. ieu. 
Which of them is sounded 1 What is a syllable ? 

What is spelling ? What are words 1 

What is a word of one syllable termed ? What is a word of two ? 
What is a word of three 1 What is a word of four or more ? 

consonants are formed by the organs of speech. It is vsry easy to 
do this, and very necessary it should be done, 

t Similar questions should be asked concerning y. 

X This question may be applied to each of the consonants, varying 
the last letter, except those which are inserted. 

$ The judicious teacher tvill see that this, and many of the ques- 
tions on the °29th chapter, are designed as examples for the forma' 
Hon of others, which should be repeated and varied until the scholar 
thoroughly understand the subject. 

15 



170 Questions for Examination. 

What sort of a word is table ? Ans. A dissyllable. 

Why is it called a dissyllable ? Ans. Because it has two sylla- 
bles. 

"What sort of a word is orthography ? Ans. A polysyllable. 

Why is it called a polysyllable? Ans. Because it has four 
syllables. 

How many kinds of words are there ? 

What is a primitive word ? What is a derivative word ? 

What is a compound word? 

What sort of a word is amount ? Ans. Primitive. 

What sort of a word is distinguishing ? Ans. Derivative. 

From what is it derived ? Ans. From distinguish. 

What sort of a word is inkstand ? Ans. A compound worcL 

Of what is it formed ? Ans. Of ink and stand. 

ON CHAPTER 31. 

What is Accent ? 

Which syllable of the word grammar is accented ? 

What is Emphasis ? What is Inflection of the voice T 

What is the rising inflection ? What is the falling inflection ? 

ON CHAPTER 32. 

What is Punctuation ? What are the principal points 1 

What is the Comma ? W hat is the Semicolon 1 

What is the Colon ? What is the Period ? 

What does the Interrogation point show 1 
How is the Exclamation point used ? 
What does the Parenthesis include ? 

What pause and inflection of voice are required by the Paren- 
thesis ? 
What does the Dash denote? What does an accent show 1 

How many accents are used ? 
To what syllables is the grave accent applied ? 
To what is the acute applied ? 
What is the grave accent also used to denote ? 
What is the acute also used to denote ? 
W hat does a Breve show ? How is a Hyphen used ? 

What does a Circumflex denote ? How is a Diaeresis placed? 
How are Brackets used ? What does a Quotation include ? 

What is an Apostrophe ? What does a Caret show ? 

What does an Ellipsis show ? What does an Index point to 7 
What does a Paragraph denote ? How is a Section used 2 
How is a Brace used ? 
For what are the Asterisk; Obelisk, &c. used ? 



( m ) 

A select Collection of Words, 

WITH BRIEF DEFINITIONS. 



Note. A vowel ending- a syllable, with the accent on it, is 
long. When a consonant ends an accented syllable, the preced- 
ing vowel \s short. When I precedes cian, rial, cient, cion, cioiis, 
gious, Hal, lion, and tious, it is short. Proper diphthongs are not 
marked. Vowels otherwise circumstanced are marked. 



A ban' don, to give up, for- 
sake. 

A base', to cast down. 

A bate 7 , to lessen. 

Ab bre' vi ate, to shorten. 

Abbre vi a 7 tion, act of 
shortening", a character 
signifying- a whole word. ( 

Ab hor', to hate. [place. 

A bide', to remain in a 

A bil' i ty, power to do any 
thing. 

A bode', place of residence. 

A bol' ish, to annul. 

A bom' in a ble, hateful. 

A bove', higher, overhead. 

A breast', side by side. 

Ab solve', to clear, to ac- 
quit of a crime. 

Ab surd', inconsistent. 

A bun' dant, plentiful. 

A byss', depth without bot- 
tom, [ucation. 

A cad' e my, a place for ed- 

Ac cent' u al, relating to ac- 
cent. 

Ac cent' u ate, to place the 
accent. [chance. 

Ac' ci dent, casualty, 

Ac count', computation. 

Ac cou' tre, fac coo' turj, 
to dress, to equip. 



A cou' tre ment, dress, e- 
quipage. 

Ac' cu ra cy, exactness. 

Ac' cu rate, exact. 

Ac' cu rate ly, exactly. 

Ac cu so! tion, act of ac- 
cusing. 

Ac cus' torn, to habituate. 

Ace, a unit on cards & dice. 

AcHe, to be in pain. 

A chieve', to perform. 

Ac' id, sharp, sour. 

A' corn, the seed of the oak. 

Ac quaint', to make famil- 
iar with. 

Ac quire', to gain by la- 
bour. 

A' ere, (a' kur) 160 square 
rods of land. 

I Ac' tu ate, to put in action. 

A cute', sharp. [cious. 

Ad he' sive, sticking, tena- 

A dreu', farewell. 

Ad journ', to put off to an- 
other day. [ed. 

Ad' mi ra ble, to be admir- 

Ad mi ra' tion, wonder. 

Ad mis' sion, admittance. 

Ad mon' ish, to reprove 
gently. 

Ad mo ni' tion, gentle re- 
proof. 



172 



A select Collection of Words, 



A do' ra ble, that, which 
should be adored. 

Ad o ra' tion, divine wor 
ship. [lamity. 

Ad ver' si ty, affliction, ca- 

Ad ver' ti^c ment, informa- 
tion, [form. 

Ad vise', to counsel, to in- 

Ad' vo cate, he that pleads. 

Af fee' tion, love, kindness. 

Af ' firm, to assert confi- 
dently. 

Afford', to yield. 

Af fr6nt', insult, outrage. 

A' gen cy, business of an 
agent. [great. 

Ag' gran dize, to make 

Ag griev' ance, injury, 
wrong. [rour. 

A gftast', struck with hor- 

Ag' o ny, excessive pain. 

A gree' ment, concord, re- 
semblance, [bandry, 

Ag' ri cul ture, tillage, hus- 

A' gue, an intermittent fe- 
ver, [food. 

Al' i ment, nourishment, 

Al low' ance, sanction, sum 
granted. 

41' ma nack, a calendar 

Alms' house, a hospital for 
the poor. 

Al' pha bet, the letters in 
any language, [things. 

Al ter'na tive,choiceof two 

Al' ti tude,height of a place 

al' ways, perpetually. 

Am bi' tion, desire of pre- 
ferment. 

A' mi a ble, lovely, pleas 
ant. 



Am' i ca ble, friendly. 

A miss', faulty, criminally. 

Am mu ni' tion, military 
stores. [others. 

A mong', mingled with 

Am' or ous,inclined to love. 

Am' pu tate, to cut off a 
limb. [ment. 

A muse' ment, entertain- 

An a log' ic al, pertaining 
to analogy. [ernment. 

An' ar CHy, want of gov- 

A nat' o my, the art of dis- 
secting the body. 

an' cient, old. 

An' ger, passion, rage. 

An' gry, tormented with 
anger. 

An' i mal,a living creature. 

An' i mat ed, lively, vigor- 
ous. 

An' nu al, yearly, [name, 

A non v y mous, wanting a 

An' sioer^a reply to a ques- 
tion. 

An te ce' dent,going before 

An v them, a sacred song. 

An' ti dote, a medicine to 
expel poison. 

An ti qua' ri an, relative to 
antiquities. 

A part' ment, a room. 

Ap' er ture, an open place . 

Aph' o mm, a maxim. 

A pol' o gy, defence, ex- 
cuse, [niture. 

Ap pa ra' tus, tools, fur- 

Ap par' el, dress, clothing. 

Ap pa' rent, evident, plain. 

Ap pa ri' tion, a spectre. 

Ap pear 7 , to come in sight. 



with brief Definitions. 



173 



Ap pear 7 ance, the coming 
into sight. 

Ap pel' lant, one that ap- 
peals from a lower to a 
higher power. [cused. 

Ap pel lee', one who is ac- 

Ap' pe lite, natural desire. 

Ap point' ment, establish- 
ment, [value. 

Ap pre 7 ci ate, to rate, to 

Ap pre hend', to lay hold on 

Ap proach', to draw near. 

Ap pro' pri ate, peculiar. 

A' pri cot, a kind of wall 
fruit. 

A' que ous, watery. 

Ar' a ble, fit for tillage. 

Arc, a segment of a circle. 

Arch, a part of a circle. 

ArcH an' gel, one of the 
highest order of angels. 

Arch bish' op, chief bishop. 

Ar' CHi tect, one skilled in 
building. [soning. 

Ar gu men ta' tion, rea- 

Ar' id, dry, parched up. 

Ar ith' me tic, the science 
of numbers. 

Ar' mour, defensive arms. 

Ar o mat' ic, spicy, fra- 
grant. 

Ar raf'gn', to bring to trial 

Ar range' rnent, state of 
being put in order. 

Ar rest', to seize by law. 

Ar' ro ganee, pride, pre- 
sumption, [distinctly 

Ar tie' u late,to form words 

Ar' ti fice, trick, stratagem 

As cribe', to attribute to, 

As' pe rate, to make rousrh. 
15* 



As' pi rate, to pronounce 
full. 

As sas' sin, a murderer. 

As sume', to claim, to take. 

As sure' (as sure') to make 
secure. [ied. 

As sess' ment, a sum lev- 

As sign ee', one appointed, 
or deputed. 

As suage', to mitigate. 

As' te risk, a mark in prin- 
ting. 

AstA' ma, a disease. 

As ton' ish ment, amaze- 
ment. 

A sy' lum, a refuge. 

A' the ism, the disbelief of 
a God. 

At' las, a book of maps. 

At tend', to wait on. 

At ten' tion, act of attend- 
ing. 

At test', to witness. 

At toV ney, a lawyer, an 
agent. 

Av' a rice, covetousness. 

Au' burn, brown. 

Au' di ence, act of hearing. 

Au' di to ry, persons' as- 
sembled to hear. 

Aug ment', to increase. 

A void', to escape. 

Av oir du pols', a kind of 
weight. 

Aus tere', severe, harsh. 

Au thor' i ty, power, influ- 
ence. [}' ear » 

Au' tumn, a part of the 

Awk' ward, unpolite, un- 
taught. 

Axe, an edged tool. 



174 A select Collection of Words, 



Ax' le tree, that on which 
the wheels of a carriage 
turn. 

Ay (ae) yes. 

A' zure, faint blue. 
B. 

bach' e lor, a man unmar- 
ried, [cloth. 

Baize, a kind of coarse 

Bal' ance, to make equal. 

Bal' lot, a ticket. 

Bairn, the name of a plant. 

Bal 7 sain, ointment, un- 
guent. 

Ban' ish mem, state of be- 
ing banished. 

Ban' quet, to feast, fare 
daintily. 

Ban' ter, to play upon. 

Bar ba' ri an, a man with- 
out pity. 

Bar' ba rous, savage, cruel, 

Bar' ber, a man who shaves 
the beard. 

Barge, a boat for pleasure. 

Bar 7 ley, a kind of grain. 

Bar' on, a degree of nobil- 
ity, [limit, 

Bar 7 ri er, obstruction, 

Bass vi 7 ol, a musical in 
strument. [pent, 

Ba*' i lisk, a kind of ser- 

Ba' sin, a small vessel. 

Ba' sis, the foundation 

Bas soon', a musical instru- 
ment, [an army 

Bat tal' ion, a division of 

Bay' on et, a short sword 
on the end of a gun. 

Beak, the bill of a bird, 



Beard, hair on the lips and 
chin. 

Beast,an irrational animal. 

Beav 7 er, an animal. 

Beau 7 ti ful, fair. [beau. 

Beaux, (boze) plural of 

Be come 7 , to fit, to adorn. 

Bee 7 tie, an insect, a hea- 
vy mallet, [upon alms. 

Beg' gar, one who lives 

Be gwile', to impose upon. 

Be hold' er, a spectator. 

Be lief 7 , faith, religion. 

Be moan 7 , to lament. 

Ben e die' tion, a blessing. 

Be nef ' i cent, kind, doing 
good. 

Ben 7 e fit, favour, profit. 

Be nev 7 o lence, kindness, 
charity. [will. 

Be queaTH', to leave by 

Be reave 7 , to deprive of. 

Be seech', to entreat, to 
implore. 

Be set', to fall upon. 

Be siege 7 , to lay siege to. 

Be stow 7 , to give, confer. 

Bev' er age,liquorto drink 

Be wail 7 , to lament. 

Big 7 ot ry, blind zeal. 

Bill 7 iards, a kind of play. 

Bi og' ra phy, a book of 
lives. 

Blame' less, guiltless. 

Blem' ish, a deformity. 

Blend, to mix. [licity. 

Bles' sed ness, heavenly fe- 

Bles 7 sing, divine favour. 

Blind, without sight. 

BliTHe 7 some, gay,cheerful. 



with brief Definitions. 



175 



Bloom i yielding bios- 

g OS , s om, the flower of a 
der, a gross mistake. 

Bo hea', a species of tea. 

Bom bas' tic, high sound- 
ing. 

Bon' net, a hat or cap. 

Bot' a nist, one skilled in 
plants. 

Boun' te ous, liberal, kind. 

Brain' less, silly. 

Bra va' do, a boast, a brag*. 

Bra' ve ry, courage. 

Breeze, a gentle gale. 

Bri' dal, nuptial. 

Bride' groom, a new mar- 
ried man. 

Bright' ness, lustre, splen- 
dour, [dour. 

Brill' ian cy, lustre, splen- 

Brisk' ness, liveliness. 

Bronze, brass. 

Brook, a running water. 

Buck' ler, a shield. 

Build' ing, an edifice. 

Bur lesqwe', ludricrous lan- 
guage. 

Bush' el, thirty-two quarts. 

Busi' ness, {biz ness J em- 
ployment. 

But' ter fly, a beautiful in- 
sect. 

C. 

Ca' dence, fall of the voice 

Ca det', a volunteer in an 
army. [wretched. 

Ca lam' i tous, unhappy, 

Cal' cu late, to compute 

CMf, young of a cow. 



Cal' i co, cloth made of 
cotton. [a ship. 

Calk, to stop the leaks of 

Ca lum' ni ate, to slander. 

Cam' brie, fine linen, or 
cotton cloth, [to receiv 

Ca' pa ble, sufficient, able" 

Cap' it al, head, chief. 

Ca pit' u late, to surrender. 

Cap' tain, an officer. 

Cap' tive, one taken in 
war. [ed. 

Car 7 ri on, flesh corrupt- 

Cas cade', a ^"*er fall. 

Cas' si a, a s./eet spice. 

Cat' a logwe, a list. 

Ca tarr/i/, a disease in the 
head. 

Ca tas' tro phe, an event. 

Cat' e cmse, to question, 
to examine. 

Cat' er pil lar, an insect, 
a worm. 

Cave, a cavern. [ing. 

Cau' tion, r prudence, warn- 

Cel' i ba cy, single life. 

Cen' sure, blame, reproach 

Cer e mo' ni al, formal. 

Cham' ber, an apartment 
in a house, [kind of goat. 

Cha mois', (sham moy') a 

Cham' pi on, a single com- 
batant. 

Chance, fortuitous event. 

Chan' dler, one who makes 
candles. [ty. 

Change, alteration, novel- 
Change' a ble, fickle, un- 
certain. 

CHa' os, confusion. 



176 A select Collection of Words, 



Chap' el, place of worship. 
Chap' ter, a division of a 
book. [character. 

CHar' ac ter ize, to give a 
Char' let, a carriage for 
pleasure. [i n g"« 

Char' it a ble, kind in giv- 
Char' i ty, tenderness, love, 

alms. 
CHasm, a cleft, a gap. 
Chas tise', to punish, [ment. 
Chas' Use ment, punish- 
Cheap' ness, lowness of 

price. 
Cheek, side of the face. 
Cheer' less, without gay- 

ety. 
Cheese, food made of milk. 
Cher' tib, a celestial spirit. 
Cher' u bim, plural of 

cherub. 
Chief ly, principally, 
Chil' ly, somewhat cold 
Choir, (kwire) a band of 

singers. 
Cho' ral, sung by a choir, 
Cnrisi' en, to baptise. 
Chhs' tian, a follower of 

Christ. 
Cnris' tian- name, nar 

given at baptism. 
CHro nol' o gy, science of 

computing time. 
Churn, to make butter. 
Ci' der, juice of apples. 
Cin' na mon, a spice. 
Cinqwe, five on dice. 
Ci' on, a sprout used in 

grafting fruit trees. 
Ci' pher, to practice arith 

melic. 



Cit' i zen, a freeman. 

Claim, a demand. 

Clam' our, outcry, noise* 

Clar' i fj, to purify. 

Oar' ion, a trumpet. 

Clean' ness, neatness. 

Clear' ness, brightness. 

Clem' en cy, mercy. 

Cler' gy, a body of divines. 

Clerk' 'ship, the office of a 
clerk. 

Clock, an instrument to 
measure time. 

Clos' et, a small room. [sy. 

Clown' ish, ill-bred, clum- 

Co a lesce', to unite. 

Coax, to wheedle, to flat- 
ter. 

Co' coa, a kind of nut. 

Co e' qual, equal with. 

Co e' val, cotemporary. 

Cof fee, a plant. 

Co' gent, convincing. 

Coin, money stamped. 

Co in cide', to concur. 

Col' leag-we, a partner. 

Col' leg£, a house of learn- 
ing. 

Col' o ny, a plantation from 
the mother country. 

Col' our, appearance, hue. 

Com bine', to join, to 
agree. 

Com bin' ed, joined. 

Com' et, a blazing star. 

C<5m' fort, ease, pleasure. 

Com' ic al, diverting. 

Com mand' er, a chief. 

Com mence', to begin. 

Com mis' sion, a warrant 
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177 



Com mis' sion er, one em- 
powered to act. 

Com' mo dore, a captain 
who commands a squad- 
ron. 

Com mu' ni cant, one who 
receives the Lord's sup- 
per. 

Com pan' ion, an associate, 

Com par' a tive, capable of 
being" compared. 

Com pas' sion, sympathy. 

Com pel', to force. 

Com' pend, an abridgment. 

Com' pe tent, qualified. 

Com pi' ler,one who frames 
a composition from vari- 
ous authors. 

Com pla' cen cy, gratifica 
tion. 

Com plaint', remon- 
strance. 

Com plai sance', desire of 
pleasing*. 

Com plai sant', desirous 
of pleasing*. 

Com plex' ion, colour of 
the face. 

Com pli' ant, yielding". 

Com pose', to put together. 

Con' cave, hollow. 

Con ceit', idea, fancy. 

Con cett' ed, proud. 

Con' clave, a close assem- 
bly. 

Con clud N ed, finished. 

Con cur' rence, combina- 
tion, help. 

Con demn', to doom to 
punishment. 



Con de scend', to stoop, to 
yield. 

Con dole', to lament with. 

Con' dwit, a pipe for con- 
veying water. 

Con y, [cun! ne,) a rabbit. 

Con fee' tion er, one who 
sells sweetmeats. 

Con fed er a' tion, alliance. 

Con fes' sion, acknowledg- 
ment. 

Con' fi dence, assurance, 
trust. 

Con fine' ment, restraint 
of liberty. 

Con fir ma' tion, evidence, 
proof. 

Con fla gra' tion, a general 
fire. 

Con' flict, a combat. 

Con form' i ty, resem- 
blance. 

Con found', to perplex, to 
astonish. 

Con geal', to freeze. 

Con grat' u late, to wish 

joy- 
Con gre ga' tion, an as- 
sembly. 

Con' gress, legislature of 
the U.S. 

Con' ic, having the form of 
a cone. 

Conjee' ture, guess, no- 
tion. 

Con' ju gal, matrimonial. 

Con' ju gate> to inflect 
verbs. 

Con junc' tion, union, a 
part of speech. 



178 A select Collection of Words, 



Conju ra' tion, enchant- 
ment. 

Con nect', to join, to link. 

Con nex' ion, relation, 
union. 

Con nois seur, (co nes save') 
a critic. 

Con v quer, to get the vic- 
tory. 

Con san gum' i ty, relation 
by blood. 

Con sci en' tious, just, scru- 
pulous. 

Con' se quence, effect 

Con' serve, a sweetmeat. 

Con sid' er, to examine. 

Con sist' ent, conformable. 

Con so la' tion, comfort. 

Con spic' u ous, easy to be 
seen. 

Con' sta ble, a peaee 
officer. 

Con' stan cy, firmness. 

Con' stant, free from 
change of affection. 

Con stei la' tion, a clus- 
ter of stars. 

Con stit' u ent, an elector. 

Con straznt', compulsion. 

Con suit', to ask. advice. 

Con sume', to waste away. 

Con surnj/ tion, act of 
consuming-. 

Con' tact, touch. 

Con ta' gv ous, infectic .. 

Con tern' plate, to medi- 
tate. 

Con tem' po ra ry^ living 
in the same age. [strife. 

Con ten' tion, debate, 



Con tent' ment, satisfac- 
tion. 

Con tin' u al, incessant. 

Con tin' u al ly, without 
ceasing. 

Con tor' tion, wry motion. 

Con tour, (con toor') the 
outline. 

Con tra die' tion, opposi- 
tion. 

Con' tra ry, opposite. 

Con tri bu' tion, act of 
contributing. 

Con tri' tion, penitence. 

Con' tro ver sy, dispute, 
quarrel. 

Con va les' cent, recover- 
ing. 

Con' ver sant, familiar. 

Con ver sa' tion, familiar 
discourse. 

Con ver 7 sion, change of 
state. 

Con' vex, rising in a cir- 
cular form. 

Con vey, [con va') to car- 
ry, to send to. 

Co nun' drum, a low jest. 

Con vuT sion, a violent 
motion. 

Co y pi ous, plentiful. 

Cor po' re al, having a 
body. 

Corpse, a dead body. 

Cor reef, accurate. 

Cor rup' ti ble, may be 
corrupted. 

Cor rup' tion, wickedness, 
putrescence, [the world. 

Co* mop' o lite,a citizen of 



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179 



Co tern 7 po ra ry, living at 
the same time. 

C6v' e nant, a contract. 

C6v' et ous, avaricious. 

CoV et ous ness, avarice. 

Coun' sel lor, one that gives 
advice. [forgery. 

Coun' ter feit, deceitful, a 

Coun' ter pane, a coverlet 
for a bed. 

Coup' let, a pair of rhymes. 

Cour' te ous, well bred. 

Cow' ard ice, want of cour- 
age, [ating*. 

Cre a' tion, act of cre- 

Cre a' tor, the Deity. 

Crea' ture, a thing created. 

Cred' it or, he that gives 
credit. 

Cred' u lous, unsuspecting. 

Cres' cent, the moon in her 
increase. 

Crim' son, deep red. 

Cri' sis, a critical time. 

Crif i cism, censure, re- 
mark. 

Cru' el, inhuman. 

Crup' per, part of a saddle. 

Crush, to squeeze. 

CFys' tal, a pellucid stone. 

Crys' tal lize, to shoot into 
crystals. [sides. 

Cube, a body of six equal 

Cu' bit, about 18 inches. 

Cu' cum ber, a plant and 
fruit. [ment. 

Cul ti va' tion, improve- 

Cu ri os' i ty, inquisitive 
ness. 



Cur' tain, a cloth expand- 
ed or contracted at plea- 
sure. 

Cur' va ture, crookedness. 

Cush' ion, a soft seat 
D. 

Dag' ger, a short sword* 

Datn' ti ly, delicately. 

Dai sy, a flower. 

Dam' age, mischief, loss. 

Dam' sel, a young woman. 

Dam' son, a small black 
plum. 

Dan' ger, hazard, peril. 

Das' tard, a coward. 

Daz' zle, to overpower 
with light. 

Dea' con, a church officer* 

Death, extinction of life. 

Death' watch, a small in- 
sect. 

De bark', to disembark. 

De bil' i ty, weakness. 

Dec' a logwe, the ten com- 
mandments. 

De cep' tion, fraud, [tens. 

Dec' i mal, numbered by 

De ci' pher, to explain. 

De clen' sion, inflection of 
nouns. [scent. 

De cliv' i ty, gradual de- 

De cg' rous, decent, suita- 
ble. 

D V i cate, to devote. 

De fal ca' tion, diminution, 

De fault', neglect. 

De fee' tion, apostacy. 

Def er ence, respect, re- 
gard. 



180 A select Collection of Words, 



De fi' cient, failing*, want- 
ing. 

De file', a narrow passage. 

De fine', to explain. 

De fin' ing, explaining. 

De( f in ite, certain, limited 

De form', to disfigure. 

De fraud' er, a deceiver. 

De' i ty, a divinity, a GOD. 

De jec' tion, lowness of 
spirits. [der. 

De lay', to put off, to hin- 

Del' e gate, a deputy. 

De lib' er ate, to think in 
order to choice. 

Del' i cate, fine, nice. 

De lights joy, pleasure. 

De hide', to beguile. 

Del' uge, inundation. 

De mand', a claim. 

De mean' our, behaviour. 

De mise', death, decease. 

De' mon, an evil spirit. 

Den, a cavern. 

De nom' i nate, to name. 

De note', to betoken. 

Dense, close, compact. 

De ny', to refuse. 

De part' ure, a going away 

De plore', to lament. 

De pop' u late, to lay waste 

De pos' ite, a trust, a pledge 

De prav' i ty, corruption. 

De pre' ci ate, to under- 
value, [falling. 

De pres' sion, a sinking, or 

Dep' u ty, one that tran- 
sacts business for another. 

De riv' a tive, derived 
from another, [disparage. 

Der' o gate, to lessen, to 



De scend', to come down, 

De scent', declivity, off* 
spring. [scribing. 

De scrip' tion, act of de- 

De sig-n', intention. 

De spise', to contemn. 

Des' pot, an absolute prince 

De ter' min ed, decided, 
come to an end. 

De test', to abhor. 

De vas ta' tion,destruction. 

De vi a' tion, a swerving. 

De vice', contrivance, em- 
blem. 

De void', empty, vacant, 

De vout', pious. 

Di aeV e sis,* this mark(") 

Die' tion a ry, a book of 
words explained in al- 
phabetical order, 

Dif ' fer ence, disagreeing 

DiF fer ent, unlike, dis- 
similar, [jec tion, 

Dif fi cul ty, hardness, ob- 

Di men' sion, capacity, 
bulk. 

Di rec' tion, order. 

Dirge, a mournful ditty. 

Dis a gree', to differ. 

Dis a gree' a ble, unpleas- 
ing. 

Dis ap point' ment, defeat 
of hopes. 

Dis as' ter, misfortune. 

Dis cern, (diz zem') to 
distinguish, to see. 

Dis charge', a release. 

Dis ci 7 pie, a scholar. 

Dis con' so late, without 
comfort. 

Dis course', conversation, 



* i in first long. 



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181 



Dis creet', prudent. 

Dis cuss' to examine. 

Dis dain 7 , to scorn. 

Dis /ton' est, void of pro- 
bity. 

Dis 7 lo cate, to put out of 
joint. 

Dis mis' sion, sending 
away. 

Dis o be' di encc, breach 
of dut)\ 

Dis perse', to scatter. 

Dis pla^/', to exhibit. 

Dis please', to offend. 

Dis seize', to dispossess. 

Dis sem i na 7 tion, act of 
scattering-. 

Dis ser ta' tion, a discourse. 

Dis' so lute, loose, wan- 
ton. 

Dis tem 7 per, a disease. 

Dis tin' guish ed, eminent. 

Di ver' sion, sport, amuse- 
ment. 

Di vin' i ty, science of di- 
vine things. 

Di vis' ion, a dividing, a 
partition. 

Dol' lar, 100 cents. 

Dol' phin, a fish. 

Do na' tion, thing- given. 

Doub' le, twofold. 

Dow' er, a wife's portion. 

Dox oi' o gy, a form of 
g-iving- glory to God. 

Drag- oon', a horse soldier. 

Drawght, act of drinking-. 

Drow 7 si ness, sleepiness. 

Du' el, a fight between two 
16 



Du o dec' i mo, a book in 
which a sheet makes 12 
leaves. 

Du plic' i ty, deceit. 

Du ra' tion, continuance. 
E. 

Ear' nest ness, eagerness. 

Earth, the world. 

Earth' quake, tremor of 
the earth. 

Ech' o, a sound returned. 

E con' o my, frug-ality. 

Ed' u cate, to bring- up. 

Eke, to supply, to spin out. 

E lapse 7 , to pass away. 

E las' tic, springy. 

E lee' tion, choice. [pie. 

El' e ment, a first princi- 

El e ment 7 a ry, not com- 
pounded. 

El e va 7 tion, exaltation. 

El o cu' tion, eloquence. 

Em bar' g-o, prohibition to 
sail. 

Em bar 7 rass, to perplex. 

Em 7 bas sy, a public mes- 
sage, [finished. 

Em' bry o, any thing un- 

E met 7 ic, provoking vom- 
its, [mind. 

E mo 7 tion, disturbance of 

Em ploy', to exercise, to 
busy. 

Em ploy 7 ment, business. 

Em pow 7 er, to authorize. 

Em u la 7 tion, rivalry, con- 
test. 

En chant 7 ment, excessive 
delight. 



182 A select Collection of Words^ 



En clos 7 ure, space enclo- 
sed. [ing\ 

En coun' ter, sudden meet- 
En cour' age, to embolden. 

En dorse' ment, writing* on 
the back. 

En' e my, a foe. 

En' er gy, force, vigour. 

E nig' ma, a riddle. 

En gage', to enter upon. 

Eng' lish, [ing' glish) be- 
longing to EDgland. 

En large' ment, augmenta- 
tion. 

En rol', to register. 

En' ter, to go into. 

En ter tarn', to amuse. 

En t6m6', to put into a 
tomb, [er's prosperity. 

En' vy, vexation at anoth- 

E pis' £le, a letter, [ment. 

E pit' o me, an abridge- 

E quip', to furnish. 

Eq' ui ty, justice, right. 

Er ro' ne ous, mistaking. 

Er' rour, blunder,mistake. 

Er u di' tion, learning. 

E scape', to avoid. 

E spouse', to betroth. 

Es sen' tial, important. 

E tei* 7 nal, without begin- 
ning or end. [the gospel 

E van' ge lize, to instruct in 

E' ven ing, close of the day. 

Ev er last' ing, perpetual. 

Ev' i dence, testimony. 

E\\' logy, praise, encomium 

En ro pe' an, belonging to 
Europe. [tioning. 

Ex am in a' tio?i, a ques- 



Ex am' pie, an instance to 
prove by. 

Ex as' pe rate, to provoke. 

Ex cep' tion, objection; 

Ex cite', to rouse, to ani- 
mate. 

Ex cu' sa. ble, pardonable. 

Ex e cu' tion, performance, 

Ex ec' u tor, one who per- 
forms the will of another. 

Ex' ile, banishment* 

Ex of ic, foreign. 

Ex pe' di ent, proper, con- 
venient. 

Ex' pe dite, to hasten. 

Ex pire', to die, to con- 
clude, [tation. 

Ex pla na' tion, interpre- 

Ex pose', to lay open. 

Ex po si' tion, explanation. 

Ex' quis He, excellent. 

Ex tern' po re, without 
premeditation. 

Ex tend', to stretch out. 

Ex tin' guish, to put out. 

Ex tra or' di na ry, more 
than common. 

Ex trav' a gant, irregular. 
F. 

Fa' ble, a moral fiction. 

Fa ce' tious, gay, cheerful. 

Fa cii' i tate, to make easy 
in the doing. 

Fac' tor, an agent for 
another. 

Faith, belief, trust, fidelity. 

Fal' e/iion, a short sword. 

Fal la v cious, deceitful. 

False' hood, a lie. [known. 

Fa mil' iar, affable, well- 



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183 



Fan tas' tic, whimsical. 

Fas' ci nate, to enchant. 

Fash' ion, form, custom. 

FaTH' om, six feet. 

Fault, a defect, an offence 

Fa' vour, kindness. 

Fear' ful, timorous. 

Fear' less, intrepid. 

Fee v ble ness, weakness. 

Fe lie' i tate, to congratu- 
late. 

Fe ro' cious, savage, fierce 

Fer til' i ty, fruitfulness. 

Fer' vent, ardent. 

Fes tiv' i ty, joyfulness. 

Fet' ters, 
feet. 

Fick' le, inconstant. 

Fie' tion, falsehood. 

Fil y ial, pertaining" to a son 

Fi' nal, last, conclusive. 

Fi' ne ry, show, splendour. 

Fi nesse', stratagem. 

Fi' nite, limited. 

Fire' lock, a soldier's gun. 

Firm' ness, stability. 

Flag' e let, a small flute. 

Flat' ter, to praise falsely. 

Fleece, the wool of one 
sheep. 

Flex' i ble, pliant 

Flight, act of flying. 

Flip' pant, talkative. 

Flue' tu ate, to be irreso- 
lute, [tie. 

Fod' der, dry food for cat- 

Fo' li age, leaves, 



Fop' pe ry, fondnessof dress 

For bid', to prohibit. 

For' ci ble, strong, violent. 

Fore' head, upper part of 
the face. [ate. 

Fore or dain', to predestin- 

For' feit, a fine. 

For get', to neglect. 

For' ge ry, crime of falsi- 
fication. 

For give', to pardon. 

For mal' i ty, ceremony. 

Forth with', immediately. 

For' ti tude, bravery. 

For' tu nate, successful, 
chains for thejFoun' tain, a first cause. 

Frac' tion, part of an in- 
teger. 

Fra' grant, odorous. 

Frank' ness, openness. 

Fra ter' nal, brotherly. 

Free' dom, liberty. 

Fre' quent ly, repeated!)'. 

Fret' ful ness, peevishness. 

Friend, a familiar com- 
panion, [minds. 

Friend' ship, union of 

Frock, outside garment. 

Fro' ward, peevish, per- 
verse, [bandry. 

Fru gal' i ty, good hus- 

FuT some, nauseous. 

Fu' ne ral, interment. 

Fu' ri ous, mad, raging. 

Fur' lough, leave of ab- 
sence. 

Fur' long, forty rods. 

Fur' row, a long trench. 

Fu tu' ri ty, time to come, 



Fo' li o, a book in which a 
sheet makes two leaves, 



184 



A select Collection of Words, 



G. 

Gai' ly, cheerfully. 
Gam' say, to contradict. 
Gal x ax y, the milky way 
Gal'" Ian try, bravery. 
Gal' Ion, four quarts. 
Game, a single match a" 

play. 
Gaol, (jale,) a prison. 
Gar 7 den, a place to raise 

plants. 
Gar 7 1 and, a wreath of flow 
ers. [ard 

Gauge, a measure, a stand 
Gem, a jewel. 
Gen e al' o gy, a history of 

family descents. 
Gen er a' tion, an age, 

progeny. 
Gen' er ous, munificent. 
Gen teel', polite, elegant. 
Gen' tie man, a term of 

complaisance. 
Gen' u ine, not spurious. 
Ge og' ra phy, knowledge 

of the earth. 
Ges' ture, action, posture. 
G/iast' ly, like a ghost. 
Gi' ant, one unnaturally 

tall and large. 
Gid' di ness, inconstancy. 
Gi gan' tic, bulky, enor- 
mous. 
Gin' ger, a plant and root. 
Gip' sy, a vagabond. 
Gla' zier, one who makes 

glass windows. 
Globe, a sphere. 
Glo' ri ous, illustrious. 
Glo' ry, honour, praise 
fame. 



Glos' sa ry, a dictionary of 

obscure or antiquated 

words explained. 
Glut' ton y, excess of 

eating. 
Goal, a starting post. 
Gob' lin, an evil spirit. 
Gon' do la, a large flat 

boat. 
Gos' ling, a young goose. 
Gov' ern, to regulate. 
Gov' ern our, one who has 

supreme authority in a 

state. 
Grace, favour, pardon, 

effect of God's influ- 



ence. 

Gra' cious, merciful. 

Gra da' tion, a regular pro- 
gress. 

Grap' nel, a small anchor; 

Gra' tis, without reward. 

Graf i tude, duty to bene- 
factors. 

Grave, place for the dead; 

Grav' i ty, weight, serious- 
ness, [cattle. 

Gra' zier, one who feeds 

Greed' i ness, hunger. 

Gren a dier', a tall foot 
soldier. [row. 

Grieve, to mourn, to sor- 

Grim al' kin, an old cat: 

Gro tesqr^e', distorted. 

Growl, to snarl, to mur- 
mur. 

Growth, increase. 

Grudge, ill-will, envy; 

Gward, to defend. 

Gukr y di an, one who has 
the charge of an orphan. 



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185 



Guess, supposition. 

Quit ar', a musical instru- 
ment. 

Gut' tur al, pronounced 
in the throat. 
H. 

Ha bit a' tion, place of 
abode. 

Ha bit 7 u al, customary. 

Had' dock, a kind of fish. 

Hail' stone, a particle of 
hail. 

Hal le lu jah, {hal le loo'- 
yah) praise ye the Lord. 

Hand' i craft, manual oc- 
cupation. 

Hanof' some, beautiful. 

Hap' pi ness, felicity. 

Hap' py, in a state of 
felicity. [tion. 

Har angwe', a popular ora- 

Kar' bour, a port or ha- 
ven. 

Har' le quin, a buffoon. 

Harm, damage. [tion. 

Har' mo ny, just propor- 

Harp' si CHord, a musical 
instrument. 

Has' ty, quick, speedy. 

Hatch' et, a small axe. 

Hate, to abhor. 

Ha' tred, ill-will. 

Hat, a cover for the head. 

Hat' ter, a maker of hats. 

Tlzugh 1 ti ness, pride, arro- 
gance. 

Haut boy, [ho' boy) a 
musical instrument. 

Head' strong-, ungovern- 
able, 

* ei like 
16* 



Health' ful, wholesome. 

Health' y, free from sick- 
ness. 

Hearse, a carriage for the 
dead. 

F-IeaTH' en, pagans. 

Heav' en, the habitation 
of the blessed. 

Heed' less, negligent. 

ii/eir 7 ess,* a woman who 
inherits. 

Helm, a rudder. 

Helve, handle of an axe. 

Hem' is phere, half of a 
globe. 

Hep' ta gon, a figure of 
seven sides. 

Herb' age, a grass. 

Herds' man, a keeper of 
herds. 

Her' it age, inheritance. 

Her' mit, a solitary. 

Fie' ro, a man emiment for 
bravery. 

Hes' i tate, to pause. 

Hex' a gon, a figure of six 
sides. 

Hid' e ous, dreadful, hor- 
rible. 

Hi gh way', a public road. 

Hin' der anee, impediment. 

His to' ri an, a writer of 
history. [facts. 

His' to ry, a narration of 

Hoar' y, grey with age. 

Hoe, a farming tool. 

Ho' li ness, sanctity. 

Hoi' ster, a case for 
pistols. [spect. 

Horn' age, service, re- 

a long. 



186 



A select Collection of Words, 



Horn' i cide, manslaying. 

Hon' est, upright. 

Hon' es ty, justice, truth. 

Hon' i ed, drawn from 
flowers. 

.Hon' our a ble, illustrious. 

Ho ri' zon, the line that 
terminates the view. 

Hor i zon' tal, on a level. 

Hor' rour, terrour, shud- 
dering", [strangers. 

Hos' pi ta ble, kind to 

Host' ler, one who takes 
care of horses. 

House' hold, a family. 

Ha' man, belonging* to 
man. [lent, 

Hu mane', kind, benevo- 

Hu man' i ty, tenderness. 

Hum' ble, not proud. 

Hu mil' i ty, submission. 

H \J mor ous, pleasant, jo- 
cular, [animals. 

Hunt' er, one who chases 

Hur' ri cane, a violent 
tempest. 

Hus' band, a married man 

Hy per' bo le, an exagger- 
ation, [in religion. 

Hyp' o crite, a dissembler 

Hysf sop {hiz zop,) a plant. 

I' ci cle, a shoot of ice 
hanging down. [tion. 

I de' a, mental imagina- 

I dent' ic al, the same. 

Id' i ot, a fool. 

I y die ness, laziness. 

I dol' a try, the worship of 
images. 



Ig' no min y, disgrace, 

Ig no ra' mus, a foolish fel- 
low. 

Ig' no rant, untaught, 

II le' gal, contrary to law. 

II lit' er ate, unlettered. 

II lu' min ate, to enlighten. 

II lus' trate, to explain. 

II lus' tri ous, conspicuous. 

Im' age, idea, idol, like- 
ness, [idea. 

Im ag in a' tion, fancy, 

Im' i tate, to copy. 

Im ma ture' not ripe. 

Im me' di ate ly, instantly, 

Im men' si ty, infinity. 

Im merse', to put under 
water. 

Im mod' est, indelicate. 

Im mor' al, wicked, dis- 
honest, [death: 

Im mor' tal, exempt from 

Im mor tal' i ty, without 
death. 

Im par 7 tial, equitable. 

Im pa' tient ly, eagerly. 

Im pen' i tent, obdurate. 

Im per fee' tion, defect. 

Im pi' e ty, irreverence. 

Im' pi ous, wicked, pro- 
fane. 

Im plore' to solicit. 

Im por' tant, momentous. 

Im prob' a ble, unlikely. 

Im pro pri' e ty, unfitness. 

Im prop' er, not just, unfit. 

Im pru' dence, indiscretion. 

Im' pu dent, shameless. 

Im' pulse, communicated 
force. 



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187 



I in pure', unholy, foul. 

Iua bir i ty, want of pow- 
er. 

In ac' tive, indolent. 

In at ten v tion, disregard, 
neglect. 

In ca' pa ble, unable. 

In cis' ion, a wound. 

In cline', to bend, to lean. 

In elude', to comprehend. 

In com' pe tent, not ade- 
quate, [less. 

In con sid' er ate, thought- 

In con' stant, changeable. 

In cor po' re al, immate- 
rial. 

In cor reef, not exact. 

In cor rupt', pure, honest. 

In cor rup' tion, incapable 
of corruption. 

In cred' i ble, not to be 
credited. 

In cu ba' tion, the act of 
setting upon eggs. 

In de&t' ed, having incur- 
red a debt. 

In de pend' ence, freedom 
from control. 

In de pend' ent, free. [ed. 

In dif' fer ent, unconcern- 

In' di gence, poverty. 

In dig' nant, angry. 

In dis ere' tion, impru- 
dence. 

In dis tinct', confused. 

In' do lence, laziness. 

In dulge', to favour. 

In dul' gent, kind, favour- 
able. 

In' dus try, diligence. 



In es' ti ma ble, invaluable. 

In ex pe' di ent, inconven- 
ient. 

In' fant, a child, a babe. 

In fee' tion, contagion. 

In' fi del, an unbeliever. 

In y n* nite, unbounded. 

In flee' tion, act of bend- 
ing or varying. 

In flict', to impose as pun- 
ishment, [power. 

In' flu ence, ascendant 

In form', to instruct. 

In ge' ni ous ly, wittily, 
subtilly. [fairly. 

In gen. f u ous ly, openly, 

In hab' it, to dwell in. 

In he 7 rent, existing in. 

In her' it ance, patrimony. 

In hi/ man, barbarous. 

In i tial [in ish' al,) placed 
at the beginning. 

In ju' ri ous, mischievous. 

In' ju ry, mischief. 

In jus' tice, iniquit} 7- , 
wrong. [keeps an inn. 

Tnn' hold er, a man who 

In' no cence, purity, in- 
tegrity. 

In quis' i tive, curious. 

In' sect, a small animal. 

In sen' si ble, impercepti- 
ble. 

In serf, to place among 
other things. [tion. 

In sin cer' i ty, dissimula- 

In snare', to entangle, to 
entrap. 

In' so lence, haughtiness. 

In sol' vent, unable to pay. 



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A select Collection of Words, 



la sta bil' i ty, inconstan- 
cy- 

In' stant ly, immediately. 

In' stinct, the power which 
determines the will of 
brutes. 

In struct' er, a teacher. 

In' stru ment, a tool, an 
agent. 

In' te ger, the whole of 
any thing-. 

In ten' tion, a design. 

In ten' tion al ly, by prior 
design. 

In 7 ter est ing, affecting-. 

In ter mis' sion, pause. 

In ter' pret, to explain. 

In ter rog' a tive, used in 
asking- questions. 

In' ter view, mutual sight. 

In' ti ma cy, close famil 
iarity. [ness. 

In' tox i ca tion, drunken 

In trep' id, fearless, dar 
ing-. 

In trude',* to come unin- 
vited. 

In ven' tion, discovery, 

In vert 7 ed, turned upside 
down. 

In vest' ing", enclosing-. 

In vis' i ble, not to be seen. 

Irk' some, weary. 

If reg-' n lar, immethodical 

Ir re li' g-ion, impiety. 

I tin' er ant, wandering-. 
J. 

Jail, a prison. 

Jawn' dice, a distemper. 
*\u like o middle, 



JeaY ous, suspicious. 

Jeop' ar dy, danger, haz- 
ard, peril. 

Joe' u iar, used in jest. 

Jo' vi al, merry, gay, lively, 

Ju di' cious, prudent, wise. 

Judg-e, one who presides 
in a court of judicature. 

Judg' ment, decision, opin- 
ion. 

Jug' gler, a cheat. 

June' ture, critical time. 

Ju' ni or, younger than 
another. 

Ju' ry, persons sworn to 
try a cause. 

Jus' tice, equity, right. 
K. 

Keen' ness, sharpness. 

Kid' nap, to steal human 
beings. 

Kind' ty, benevolently. 

Kind' ness, benevolence* 

Kin' dred, affinity. 

Kins' man, a relative. 

Kite, a bird, a paper bird, 
or flying figure for 
amusement. 

JsTna' ve ry, dishonesty. 

Knit' ter, one who knits. 

.STnock' er, a hammer 
which hangs on a door. 

TTnow' ing, skilful. 

Know]' edge, certain per- 
ception. 

L. 

La bo' ri ous, diligent. 

La' bour, pain, toil, work. 

La' bour er, one who la- 
bours, 



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189 



Lab' y rinth, maze. 
Lam en ta' tion, expres- 
sion of sorrow. 
Land' scape, prospect of 

a country. 
Lan' guage, human 

speech, tongue. 
Lan' guid, faint, heartless. 
Lan' guish, to pine away. 
Lar' hoard, the left hand 

side on board a ship. 
Lark', a singing bird. 
Laud' a ble, praiseworthy. 
Law' ful, agreeably to law. 
Lawn, open ground, fine 

linen. 
Leaf, part of a book, green 

part of a plant. 
Leap' year, every 4th year. 
Learn' er, one yet in his 

rudiments. 
Learn' ing, literature. 
LeaTH' er, tanned skins of 

animals. [any subject. 
Lee' ture, a discourse on 
Le' gal, lawful. 
Leg er de main', sleight of 

hand. [read. 

Leg' i ble, such as may be 
Lei' sure, freedom from 

business. 
Les see', the person to 

whom a lease is given. 
Les sor', one who gives a 

lease. 
Le' ver, a mechanical 



Li' bel, a defamatory writ- 
ing, [cence. 

Lib er ai' i ty, munifi- 

Lit/ er ty^ freedom. 

Li' bra ry, a collection of 
books. 

Lzege, a sovereign. 

L?!eu, place, room. 

Lieu ten' an cy, the office of 
a lieutenant. [ture. 

Life, state of a living crea- 

Life' less, without life. 

Lig' a ture, a bandage. 

Light fin' ger ed, thievish, 

Like' ness, resemblance. 

Lin' e age, race, progeny. 

Lin' i ment, ointment. 

Lin' net, a singing bird. 

Liq' uid, fluid. 

List' less, careless. 

List' less ness, inattention. 

Lit' er al, according to the 
letter. 

Lit er a' ti, the learned. 

Lit' er a ture, learning. 

LoaTHe, to hate. 

LoaTHe' some, abhorred. 

Lo ca' tion, situation, [ity. 

Loft' i ness, height, sublim- 

Log' ic, the art of reason- 
ing. 

Loi v ter, to linger. 

Lon gev' i ty, length of life. 

Lo quae' i ty, too much 
talk. [chance. 

Lot' te ry, a game of 



ver, 
power, a pole or stick|L6ve, kindness, affection, 
used in moving heavy 
bodies. 



Lev' i ty, lightness. 



Lough [lok,) a lake. 
Low' li ness, humility, 
weakness. 



190 



A select Collection of Words, 



Loy' al ty, with fidelity. 

Luck' y, fortunate. 

Lu' era live, gainful. 

Lu' di crous, burlesque. 

Lu' mi nous, shining-. 

Lu' na cy, madness, influ- 
enced by the moon. [ful. 

Lus' cious, sweet, delight- 
Lux u' ri ant, exuberant. 

Lux' u ry, voluptuousness. 
M. 

Ma c/iine', an engine. 

Mack' er el, a sea fish. [its. 

Mag' ic, dealing with spir- 

Mag' is trate, a man invest- 
ed with authority. 

Mag' ni fi er, a gdass which 
enlarges the size of ob- 
jects. 

Mag nif i cent, grand. 

Mag' ni tude, greatness. 

Ma jes' tic, august, stately. 

Main' te nance, support. 

Maize, Indian corn. 

Ma jor / i ty, the greatest 
number. 

Ma lev' o lence, ill will. 

Mai' ice, deliberate mis- 
chief. 

Ma li' cious, intending ill. 

Man, the male of the hu- 
man species. [hands 

Man' a cles, chains for the 

Man' age, to conduct, to 
govern. 

Man' date, a command. 

Man' ful \y, boldly, stoutly. 

Man' i fest, to show plainly. 

Man kind', the human race, 



Man ceu' vre [man oo ! vur,) 
skill in war. 

Man' tua ma ker, one who 
makes gowns. 

Man' u al, a small book. 

Man u fac' ture, any thing 
made by art. '[book. 

Man' u script, a written 

Ma rau' der [ma ro' dur,) a 
soldier that roves about 
in quest of plunder. 

Mar' riage, the union of 
man and woman for life. 

Mai* 7 tyr, one who dies for 
the truth. 

Mas' cu line, male. 

Mas' te ry, pre-eminence. 

Ma ter' nai, motherly. 

Math e mat' ics, science of 
number and measure. 

Ma' tron, an elderly lady. 

Ma tu' ri ty, ripeness, [pie. 

Max' im, a general princi- 

Mead, a meadow. 

Meas' ure, a rule, quantity. 

Me CHan' ic, a manufac- 
turer. 

Me di a' tor, an intercessor. 

Med' i cine, a remedy, 
physic. [tion. 

Med i ta' tion, contempla- 

M el' an cho ly, gloomy, dis- 
mal. 

Mei' o dy, harmony. 

Mem' o ry, remembrance. 

Men' tal, intellectual. 

Mer' can tile, commercial. 

Mer' cy, tenderuess. [ety, 

Mer' ri ment. mirth, gay* 



with brief Definitions. 



191 



Mes'' senger, one who car- 
ries an errand, [ing glass. 

Mi/ cro scope,, a naagniff- 

Mid' die, equally distant 
from the extremes. 

Mil' dew, a disease ir 
plants. 

Mile, 320 rods. 

Mi li' tia (me lish' 'ya,) train 
bands, national force. 

Mind, that which thinks. 

Min' er a!, a fossil body. 

Min' ia ture, representa- 
tion in small compass. 

Min' is ter, a clergyman, 
an agent. 

Mir' ror, a looking-glass. 

Mis' chiev ous, hurtful, 
spiteful. 

Mi' ser, a covetous wretch. 

Mi*' e ry, wretchedness. 

Mis for' tune, calamity. 

Mis' sion a ry, one sent to 
propagate religion. 

Mis take', errour. 

Mit i ga' tion, abatement. 

Mod' es ty, decency, chas- 
tity, [harmony. 

Mod u la' tion, agreeable 

Moi' e ty, half. 

Mo' nient, an indivisible 
particle of time. 

Mon' arcH, a king. 

Mon' day, second day of the 
week. 

Mon' u ment any thing to 
perpetuate memory. 

Morn' ing, first appearance 
of light. 



Mo rose', sour, peevish. 

Mort ga gee', he that takes 
a mortgage. 

Mori' ga ger, he that gives 
a mortgage. 

Mor' tal, subject to death. 

Mo' tive, the reason for 
action. 

Moid' der, to waste. 

Moun' tain, a large hill. 

Moun' te bank, a quack 
doctor. 

Mowrn' ful, sorrowful. 

Mul' ti tude, a great num- 
ber, [curiosities. 

Mu se' um, a repository of 

Mu si' cian, one skilled in 
music. 

Mu' ti m r , insurrection. 

Mu' tu al, reciprocal. 

Myrrh (m£V), a kind of 
gum. 

N. 

Na' dir, the point under 
foot. 

Name' sake, one of the 
same name, [the hands. 

Nap' kin, a cloth to wipe 

Nar ra' tion, relation, his- 
tory. 

Nar' row, not broad. 

Na' sal, belonging to the 
nose. 

Na' tal, native. 

Na' tion, a distinct people. 

Na tiv' i ty, birth. [ture. 

Nat' u ral, produced by na- 

Na' ture, native state of 
any thing. 



192 A select Collection of Words, 



Na' vy, a fleet of ships. 

Nee' es sa ry, needful, re 
quisite. [want. 

Ne ces' si ty, compulsion, 

Ne ga' tion, denial. 

Neg' li gence, habit of act 
ing carelessly. 

Neg' li gent, heedless. 

Ne' gro, a black person. 

Neigh bour [na! bur,) one 
who lives near another. 

Nerve, organ of sensation. 

NeTH' er most, lowest. 

Neu' ter, of neither party. 

Ni°7it' in gale, a small bird 
that sings in the night. 

Ni' tre, saltpetre. 

No' bod y, not any one. 

Noc tur^ nal, nightly. 

Noise, any sound, outcry. 

Nom in a' tion, act of 
naming. 

Non' plus, puzzle. 

Non' sense, unmeaning 
language. 

North' star, the pole star. 

Nose' gay, a bunch of flow- 
ers. 

No' ta ry, a public officer. 

Ndth' ing, not any thing. 

No' tice, remark, informa- 
tion. 

No' tion, thought, opinion. 

No to' ri ous, publicly 
known. 

Nov' ice, one uninstructed. 

Nour' ish ment, sustenance 
food. [fensive. 

Nui' sance, something of- 

Num' ber, aggregate of 
units. 



Nu' mer ous, containing 
many, 

Nup' tial, marriage. 

Nu' tri ment, food, aliment 
O. 

Ob' du rate, hard of heart, 

O be 7 di ence, submission 
to authority, [authority. 

O be' di ent, submissive to. 

Ob' e lisk, a pyramid, this 
mark (f.) [mission. 

O bey (o ba\) to pay sub- 

O blige', to compel, [broad. 

Ob' long, longer than 

Ob scure', dark, abstruse. 

Ob se' qui ous, obedient. 

Ob ser va' tion, noting re- 
mark. 

Ob' so lete, disused. 

Ob' sti nate, stubborn. 

Ob struct', to hinder. 

Ob' vi ous, open, plain. 

Oc cu pa' tion, trade, vo- 
cation. 

Oc cur', to happen. 

Oc' ta gon, a figure of 
eight sides. 

Oc ta' vo, a book in which 
a sheet makes 8 leaves. 

Oc' u lar, known by the 
eye. 

O' di ous, hateful. 

O' dour, scent, fragrance. 

Of fence', crime, injur}'. 

Of fend' er, a transgres- 
sor, [lation. 

Of fer ing, sacrifice, ob- 

Om' in ous, foreshowing ill 

O mis' sion, neglect of 
duty. [power. 

Om nip' o tence, almighty 



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193 



Cm ni pres' ence, unbound- 
ed presence. [wisdom. 

Om nis' ci enc£, infinite 

6n' ly, singly, simply. 

O paque', not transparent, 
dark. [causes sleep. 

O' pi ate, a medicine that 

Op po' nent, an antagonist 

Op pose', to resist. 

Op pres' sive, cruel, heavy 

Op' tion, choice. 

Op' u lent, rich, wealthy. 

O' ral, delivered by mouth. 

Or 7 ange, a tropical fruit. 

O ra' tion, a rhetorical 
speech. 

Or 7 a tor, a public speaker 

Orb, a circular body. 

Or dam', to appoint, to de- 
cree. 

Or 7 gan, natural instru- 
ment, as the tongue is 
the organ of speech ; a 
musical instrument. 

Or' i fice, any opening. 

Or^ i gin, beginning. 

Or 7 na ment, embellish- 
ment, [rents. 

Or' phan 5 one bereft of pa- 

Or thog' ra phj 7 , the art or 
practice of spelling. 

Os ten ta 7 tion, vain show. 

O ver c6me', to subdue. 

O ver much', too much. 

O ver see', to superintend. 

Out' let, passage outwards. 

Out' line, a sketch. 

Out' rage, open violene. 

Out vote' to surpass in 
votes. 

17 



P. 

Pa cif' ic, mild, gentle, ap- 
peasing. 

Pad' lock, a hanging lock. 

Pa' gan, a heathen. 

Page, side of a leaf. [ness. 

Pain, sensation of uneasi- 

Pain' ful, full of pain. 

Pal' ace, a royal house. 

Pal' pa ble, gross, easily 
detected. [unbound. 

Pam' phlet, a small book 

Pan e gyr 7 ic, a eulogy. 

Pan ta loons', a man's gar- 
ment, [licity. 

Par' a dise, place of fe- 

Par 7 a mount, superiour. 

Par' a sol, a small umbrella. 

Par' boil, to half boil. 

Par' don, forgiveness, [er. 

Pa' rent, a father, or moth- 
Par' rot, a talking bird. 

Par' si mo ny, covetousness. 

Par 7 son, a clergyman. 

Par tic' i pate, to partake. 

Par' ti ci pie, a word par- 
taking of a noun and a 
verb. 

Par tic' u lar, regular, odd. 

Part 7 ner, an associate. 

Pas 7 sen ger, a traveller. 

Pas 7 sion, commotion of the 
mind. [ment. 

Pas 7 time, sport, amuse- 

Pas' tor, a clergyman. 

Pas' ture, land for grazing, 

Pat' ent, exclusive right. 

Pa ter' nal, fatherly. 

Pa' tience, calmness under 
Buffering'. 



194 



A select Collection of Words, 



Pa' tri ot, a lover of his 

country. 
Pat' tern, a specimen. 
Pau' per, a poor person. 
Pawn, a pledge. 

Pay' ment, act of paying, 

Peace, quiet, rest. 

Peace' ma ker, one who re- 
stores peace. 

Pe cu' liar, appropriate. 

Pe cu' ni a ry, relating- to 
money. [master. 

Ped' a gogue, a schooJ- 

Ped' i gree, genealogy. 

Ped' ler, a dealer in small 
wares. 

Peev' ish, petulant. 

Pen' al ty, punishment. 

Pen' du ium, part of a 
clock. 

Pen' i tent, contrite. 

Pen' man, a writer, [ance. 

Pen' sion, yearly aliow- 

Pen u' ri ous, niggardly. 

Pen' u ry, poverty. 

Per di' tion, destruction. 

Per fid' i ous, treacherous. 

Per form>, to execute. 

Per 7 fume, sweet odour. 

Per' il, danger, hazard. 

Per' ju ry, false oath. 

Per' ma nent, durable. 

Per ni' cious, destructive. 

Per pet' u al, never ceasing-. 

Per plex', to embarrass. 

Per' son, a human being 

Per 7 son al, belonging to a 
person. 

Pers pe cu' i ty, clearness. 

Pe ruse', to read. 



Pe ti' tion, request, prayer. 
Pet' ty, small. 
Phan' torn, a fancied vision. 
Pheas' ant, a bird. 
Phi' al, a small bottle. 
Phra se ol' o gy, style, dic- 
tion. 
Phren' sy, madness. 
Phthis' ic, shortness of 

breath. 
Phy si cian (fe zish' an,) 
one who professes the art 
of healing. 
Pie re' ing, penetrating. 
Pig' my, a very little per- 
son. 
Pil' lage, plunder, booty. 
Pi' ous, religious. [sea. 
Pi' ra cy, robbing on the 
Pi' rate, a sea robber. 

Pis' tol, a hand gun. [der. 

Pit' e ous, mournful, ten- 
Pit' i ful, melancholy. 

Plac' id, gentle, quiet. 

Plague, pestilence. 

Plaid, a checked cloth. 

Plant, a vegetable produc- 
tion. 

Plan' e ta ry, pertaining to 
planets. 

Plan ta' tion, a colony. 

Pla ton' ic, pure, refined. 

Plat' ter, a large dish. 

Plau' dit, applause. 

Plau' si ble, specious. 

Play, amusement, sport. 

Pleas' ant, delightful. 

Pleas' an try, merriment. 

Pleas' ure, gratification. 

Pledge, a pawn. 



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195 



Plen' a ry, full^ complete. 

Plen' ti fal, abundant. 

Pleu' ri s} 7 , a disease. 

Pli' a ble, flexible. 

Ploug/t, an instrument of 
agriculture. 

~ ug-/i' share, the iron 
* part of a plough which 
loosens the soil. 

Plu' mage, feathers. 

Plum' met, a leaden weight 

Plun' der, spoils of war. 

Plu' ral, more than one. 

Pneu mat' ics, doctriae of 
the air. 

Po' em, a metrical compo- 
sition. 

Po' e sy, poetry. 

Pc/ et ry, metrical compo- 
sition. 

Poig' nan cy, sharpness, 
asperity. 

Vo\g' nant, sharp, severe. 

Poi' son, what destroys 
life. 

Pole, a long- stick : nor- 
thern or southern extre- 
mity of the earth. 

Po lice (po leese f ,) the reg- 
u 1 -- tion and government 
of a city or country. 

Po lite', elegant of man- 
ners. 

Po lite' ness, gentility. 

Po lu' tion, defilement. 



Pom' pons, splendid, grand. 
Pon' der ous, weighty. 
Pon' iard, a dagger. 
Pon' tiff, a high priest. 
Po' ny, a small horse. 
Pop' far, a tree. 
Pop' u lace, the multitude. 
Pop u lai' i ty, favour of 

the people. [carried. 
Por' ta ble, that may be 
Por ten, tous, ill-boding. 
Port man teau (port man'- 

to,) a bag in which 

clothes are carried. 
Por' trait, a picture drawn 

from real life. 
Po si' tion, situation. 
Pos f i tive ly, absolutely. 
Pos ses' sion, having in 

one's own power. 
Post di lu' vi an, since the 

flood. 
Post haste', great haste. 
Post' mas ter, one who has 

the charge of a post 

office. 
Post' script, a writing add- 
ed to the end of a letter. 
Pot' ash, fixed, alkaline 

salt. 
Po' tent, powerful. 
Po' ten tate, sovereign. 
Pov' er ty, indigence. 
PouF try, domestic fowls. 
Pow' er, ability, force. 



Pol' i tics, science of gov- Pow' er ful, mighty, effica^ 
ernment. 



Po ma' turn, an ointment 

for the hair. 
P6me' gran ate, a fruit. 



Praise, commendation. 
Prawe' wor thj t , com- 
mendable. 



196 A select Collection of Words, 



Pray' er, petition, entrea- 
ty- 

Pre' am ble, introduction 

Pre cede' to go before. 

Pre ced' ing, going* before. 

Pre' cept, a rule. 

Pre cep' tor, a teacher, 

Prec' i pice, a perpendicu- 
lar fail. 

Pre ci*' ion, exact limita- 
tion. 

Pre diet', to foretell. 

Pref ace, introduction. 

Pre ma ture', ripe too soon 

"Pre' mi um, reward pro- 
posed. 

Pre par' a to ry, introduc- 
tory. 

Pre pare', to make ready, 

Pre*' ent, not past, a gift. 

Pre*' ent ly, soon. 

Pre*' i dent, one at the 
head of others. 

Pre *ume', to suppose. 

Pre tend' to allege falsely. 

Pre text' pretence. 

Pref ty [priV te,) neat, 
elegant. 

Tre vail' to overcome. 

Tre ven' tion, hinderance. 

Pre' vi ous, antecedent. 

Pri' ma ry, first, original. 

Prim' er, a book for chil- 
dren. 

Prim' rose, a flower. 

Prince, son of a king. 

Print' er, one who prints. 

Pri*' on, a jail. 

Pris' on er, a captive. 

Pri' ra cy, secrecy. 



Pri va teer, a private ship 
of war. [vantage. 

Priv' i lege, peculiar ad- 

Prob' a ble, likely. 

Pro' bate, proof of a will. 

Prob' i ty, honesty, sin- 
cerity. 

Prob' lem, a question pro- 
posed. 

Prod' i gal, a spendthrift. 

Pro di' gious, amazing, 
monstrous. 

Prod' uce, product, [duct. 

Pro due' tion, fruit, pro- 
Pro fane', irreverent. 

Pro fes' sion, declaration. 

Pro fes' sor, a public tea- 
cher of some art. 

Pro file (pro feel,' J the 
side face. [ous. 

Prof it a ble, advantage- 
Prof li gate, abandoned. 

Pro found', deep, learned. 

Pro fuse, lavish. 

Pro fu' *ion, abundance. 

Prog' e ny, offspring. 

Pro gres' sive, advancing. 

Pro hib' it, to forbid. 

Pro lif ic, fruitful. 

Pro mis' cu ous, ming"- d. 

Prom' ise to give one's 
word. 

Prompt' ly, readily. 

Prone' ness, inclination. 

Pro nounce', to articulate 
by the organs of speech. 

Pro nun ci a' tion, act or 
mode of utterance. 

Prop' er, peculiar, fit. 

Pro phef ic, foretelling, 



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Pro pi' ti ate, (pro pish' e 
ate) to conciliate. 

Pro po' sal, scheme or de 
sign. [posed 

Prop o si' tion, thing- pro- 
Pro pri' e ty, accuracy. 

Prose, language not re- 
strained by numbers. 

Pros' e lyte, a convert. 

Pros per' i ty, success. 

Pro tect', to defend. 

Pro tec' tion, a defence. 

Pro tract', to draw out. 

Prov' erb, a common say 
ing. 

Pro vide', to procure. 

Prov' i dence, divine sup- 
erintendence. 

Pru' dence, wisdom. 

Pru' dent, cautious 



Psafcn, a holy song. 
Pseu' do, false, counterfeit 

Pub li ca' tion, act of pub-lQuan'da ry,* difficulty, 
lishrng. V doubt 



Pur' chase, to buy for a 

price. 
Pu' ri fy, to make pure. 
Pu' ri ty, clearness, chasti- 

Pur' pose, intention. 

Pur sue', to chase, to pros- 
ecute. 

Pu' trid, rotten. 

Put' ty, cement used by 
glaziers. 

Q. 

Quad' rant, a marine in- 
strument. 

Quad' ru ped,* an animal 
with four feet. 

Quad' ru pie,* four fold. 

Quag-' mire, a shaking 
marsh. 

Quail, a bird. 

Qual' i ty,* nature rela- 
tively considered. 



Pu' er ile, childish. 
Pul' let, a 3 7 oung hen. 
Pul' mo na ry, belonging 

to the lungs. 
Pul' ver ize, to reduce to 

powder. 
Pulse, motion of the blood 
Punc' tu al, exact, nice. 
Punc' ture, a small hole. 
Pun' gent, pricking, acrid. 
Pun' ish, to chastise. 
Pun' ish ment, infliction 

for crime. 
Pu' pi], a scholar. 
Pur' blind, near sighted. 
* a lib 
IT* 



Quan' ti ty,* bulk, part. 
Quar' rel,*dispute,contest. 
Quar' ter, fourth part. 
Quar' to, a book in which 

a sheet makes 4 leaves. 
Ques' tion, inquiry. 
Quick, swift, active. 
Quick' sil ver, mercury. 
Qui' et, rest, repose. 
Quin' tal, 112 pounds. 
Quire, 24 sheets of paper. 
Quote, to cite an author. 

R. 
Race, a running match. 
Rack oon', an animal. 

;hort. 



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A select Collection of Words, 



Ra' di ant, shining*. 
Bad' i cal, primitive, orig- 
inal. 
Rail' le ry, slight satire. 
Rai' ment, clothes, gar- 
ment 
Rai' sin, a dried grape- 
Ram' bier, a rover, a wan- 
derer. 
Ran' cid, strong scented. 
Ran' cor ous, malignant. 
Range, to rove at large. 
Ra pa' cious, given to plun- 
der. 
Rap' id, quick, swift. 
Ra pid' i ty, velocity, 

swiftness. [port. 

Rap' ture, ecstacj r , trans- 
Ras' cal, a mean fellow . 
Rasp' ber ry, a kind of 

small berry. 
Rate, price, tax. [tion. 
Ra ti o [ra' she o,) propor- 
Rats' bane, arsenic. 
Rav' en ous, voracious. 
Raze, to ruin, to destroy. 
Ra' zor, knife used in shav- 
ing. 
Re ai' i ty, truth, what is. 
Ream, 2U quires of paper. 
Rea' son, peculiar attri- 
bute of man, cause, mo- 
tive, right. 
Re bell' ion, insurrection. 
Re bound', to spring back. 
Re ceipt', act of receiving 
Re' cent, new, late, fresh. 
Re cip' ro cal, mutual. 
JEec i ta' tion, rehearsal. 



Re claim', to reform. 

Rec' og nise, to acknowl- 
edge, [memory. 

Rec ol lect', to recover to 

Rec' om pense, compensa- 
tion. 

Re cowrse', application for 
help. 

Rec re a' tion, amusement. 

Re emit',* to repair, to re- 
place. 

ReC' ti fy, to reform. 

Rec' ti tude, uprightness. 

Re demp' tion, ransom. 

Re duce', to diminish. 

Refer ence,. allusion to, 
relation. 

Re fine', to purify. 

Re form', to grow better. 

Ref or ma' tion, change in 
morals. [tion. 

Re frain' to keep from ac- 

Re fresh 7 ment, food, rest. 

Re gen' er ate, to renew. 

Reg' is ter, a list, a record. 

Re gret', vexation at some- 
thing past. [rule. 

Reg' u lar, agreeable to 

Reg u lar' i ty, method. 

Re joice', to be glad. 

Re lease', to set free. 

Re lief, help, succour. 

Re ]uc' tance, unwilling- 
ness. 

Re mark' a ble, worthy 
of note. [mind. 

Re mem' ber, to bear in 

Re main, to be left. 

Rem' nant, residue. 



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Re mon' strate, to show 
reasons. 

Re morse', anguish of a 
guilty conscience. 

Ken' dezvdus, place of 
meeting-. [sin, 

He pent' ance, sorrow for 

Re plen' ish, to fill, to stock 

Re ply', to answer. 

Re prieve', respite. 

Rep re sent' a tive, a sub- 
stitute in power. 

Re proach', censure, shame 

Rep' ro bate, lost to virtue. 

Rep' tile, a creeping- thing-. 

Rep u ta' tion, credit, hon- 
our, [sary. 

Re quire', to make neces- 

Req' ui site, necessary. 

Re sem' blance, likeness. 

Res' i dence, place of 
abode. 

Res' i due, remaining part. 

Re sist' ance, opposition. 

Res o lu' tion, determina- 
tion. 

Re solve', to solve, to dis- 
solve. 

Re spect', regard. 

Re store'; to briug or give 
back. 

Re sound' to sound, to 
echo. 

Res ur rec' tion, rising to 
life from the grave. 

Re tain' ed, kept. [like. 

Re tal' i ate,to give like for 

Re trac' tion, recantation. 

Re treat', to retire. 

Re tricve', to recover. 



Re turn', act of coming or 
going back. 

Re venge', to avenge. 

Rev' en ue, annual income. 

Re vere', to venerate. 

Rev' er ence, courtesy, re- 
spect, [reverence. 

Rev' er end, deserving 

Re verse', to repeal. 

Re vi' val, recal from ob- 
livion, [motion. 

Rev' o lu tion, returning 

Re ward 7 , recompense. 

Rhet' or ic, oratory. 

RAeu' ma tism, a painful 
distemper. [root, 

Rh\i' barb, a medicinal 

R/iyme, the correspond- 
ence of the last sound of 
one verse to the last 
sound or syllable of an- 
other, [possessions. 

Rieh' es, wealth, money,or 

Rid' die, a puzzling ques- 
tion. 

Ri die' u lous, worthy of 
laughter. 

Right' e ous, honest, virtu- 
ous, [ness. 

Rig' our, severity, strict- 

Ris' i ble, exhibiting laugh- 
ter, [force. 

Rob' ber, one who talks by 

Ro bust', strong, vigorous. 

Ros' in, hardened turpen- 
tine. 

Rouse, to excite to action. 

Ru' di ment, first principle* 

Ruff' ian, a brutal fellow. 

Ru' in ous, destructive. 



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A select Collection of Words, 



Rule, precept by which the 
thoughts or actions are 
directed. 

Ru' mour, flying" report. 
S. 

Sa' cred, devoted to reli- 
gious uses. 

Sac' ri fice,* any thing- of- 
fered to Heaven. 

Sac' ri lege, robbing a 
church. 

Sail' or, a seaman, [piety. 

Saint, one eminent for 

Sal' ad, food of raw herbs. 

Sal va' tion, preservation 
from eternal death. 

Sal u ta' tion, a greeting. 

Sane' ti f}^ to make holy. 

Sa' pi ence, wisdom, know- 
ledge. 

Sar' casm, a keen re- 
proach, [satisfy. 

Sa' ti ate [sa' she ate,) to 

Sat' ire, a poem censuring 
vice. [pease. 

Sat is fac' tion, recom- 

Sat' yr, a sylvan god. 

Sav' age, wild, cruel. 

Sau'cy, pert, insolent.' 

Sav' ing, frugal. 

Sav' iour, a Redeemer. 

Scab' bard, the sheath of a 
sword. 

Seal' lion, a small onion. 

Scam' per, to run with 
speed. 

Scan' dal, opprobrious 
censure. 

Scan' ty, narrow, small. 

*c in last sv 



Seep 7 tre, an ensign of 
royalty. 

ScHed' ule, a little inven- 
tory. 

ScHeme, a plan, design. 

Schism, [sizm) a separation 
in the church. 

SchoI' ar, a disciple, a man 
of learning. 

SchooF mas ter, one who 
teaches a school. 

Sci' ence, knowledge, art- 

Scis' sors, small shears. 

Score, twenty. 

Scoun' drel, a villain. 

Scourge, lash, punishment* 

Scrawl, to write unskil- 
fully, 

Scream, to cry out. 

Scrib'ble, to write without 
care. 

Scrip' ture, the Bible. 

Scrive' ner, one who draws 
contracts. 

Scru' pu lous, doubtful, 
cautious. 

Scru' ti ny, strict inquiry. 

Scuf fle, a confused quar- 
rel. 

Sea' man, a sailor, a mari- 
ner, [ships to lie in. 

Sea' port, a harbour for 

Seam' stress, a woman 
whose trade is to sew. 

Sea' son, one of the four 
parts of the year. 

Se' ere cy, privacy. 

Sec' re ta ry, one who 
writes for another. 

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201 



Se cure', easy, safe. 

Se cu' ri ty, safety. 

Se date', calm, serene. 

Sea 7 en ta ry, inactive. 

Se di' tious, factious. 

Se duce', to tempt, to mis 
lead. 

Sed' u lous, assiduous. 

Seed' time, the season of 
sowing'. 

Seiz' ure, act of seizing". 

Sel' dom, not often. 

Se lect', to choose from. 

Se lee' tion, choice made. 

Self ish ness, self-love. 

Sel' vage, the edge of cloth 

Sem' i cir cle, a half cir- 
cle, [seed. 

Sem' i nal, belonging* to 

Sem' i na ry, a place of 
education. 

Sem' i vow el, a consonant 
with an imperfect sound 

Se' ni or, older. [ing. 

Sense, faculty of perceiv- 

Sen si bil' i ty, quickness 
of sensation. 

Sen' su al, carnal, lewd. 

Sen' tence, a period in 
speech. 

Sen ten' tious, short, ener- 
getic, [opinion. 

Sen' ti ment, thought, 

Sep' a rate, distinct, singly 

Sep a ra' tion, a disunion. 

Sep' ul CHre, a grave, a 
tomb. 

Se rene', calm, placid. 

.Ser' geant, a military of- 
ficer. 



Ser' mon, a religious dis- 
course. 
Ser' vile, slavish, mean. 
Sev' er al, different, many* 
Se vere', cruel, painful. 
Se ver' i ty, sharpness of 

punishment. 
Sex' ton, an under officer 

in a church. [fling*. 

Shal' low, not deep, tri- 
Shame' ful, disgraceful. 
Shame' less, impudent. 
Sharp' ness, keenness. 
Sheaf, a bundle of grain. 
Sheath, a scabbard. 
Sheep, the animal that 

bears wool. 
Shelv' ing-, sloping-, [sheep. 
Shep' herd, one who tends 
Short' ly, quickly, briefly. 
Shov el, an instrument to 

remove dirt. [body. 

Shoul' der, part of the 
Show' er, a fall of rain. 
Shrewd, cunning-. 
Shriek, to scream. 
Shrub, a small tree. 
Shud' der, to quake. [sil. 
Shut' tie, a weaver's uten- 
Sice (me), number 6 at 

dice. 
Sick 'ness, disease, malady. 
Sig nif ' i cant, expressive. 
Sig nif i ca' tion, meaning* 

by word or sign, [press, 
Sig' ni fy^ to mean, to ex- 
Sil' ver, a white metal. 
Sim' i lar, resembling. 
jSim' i le, a comparison. 
|Sin cere', undissembling'* 



202 A select Collection of Words, 



Sin' ful, unholy, wicked. 

SiTHe, an instrument for 
mowing*. 

Sit u a' tion, position. 

Skate, a sliding shoe. 

Skep' tic, one who pre- 
tends to doubt of all 
thing's. [doubt. 

Skep' ti cism, universal 

Sketch, an outline. 

SkiF ful, knowing-. 

Skim' mer, a ladle to take 
off the scum. 

Skir 7 mish, a slight fight. 

Sky, the heavens. 

Slack, relaxed, remiss. 

Slack' en, to loosen. 

Slan' der, false invective. 

Slan' der ous, calumnious. 

Slave, one deprived of 
freedom. 

Sla' ve ry, servitude. 

Sleep, rest, slumber. 

Sleeve, part of a garment 

Slen' der, thin, slight, 
small. 

Slip' per, a kind of shoe. 

Sloth, laziness, idleness. 

gl5th' ful, sluggish, lazy. 

Slug' gard, a lazy fellow. 

Slug' gish ly, heavily. 

Sluice, a vent for water. 

Slum' ber, light sleep. 

Smart, sharp, witty. 

Smel' ter, one who melts 
ore. 

Smile, a look of pleasure. 

Smith, one who works in 
metals. 

SmtfTii' er, to suffocate. 



Smug' gler, one who cheat? 
the revenue. 

Snuf fers, an instrument 
to crop a candle, 

Soap, substance used in 
washing-. 

So bri' e ty, seriousness. 

So' ci a ble, familiar. 

So ci' e ty, community. 

Sol' dier, a fighting man. 

Sol / emn, awlul, grave. 

So lil' o quy, a discourse 
with one's self. 

Solve, to clear, to explain, 

Son' net, a small poem. 

So no' rous, loud, high- 
sounding. 

Sor 7 cer er, a magician. 

Sor' did, covetous. 

Sor' row, grief, sadness. 

Sor' row ful, mournful, sad. 

Sou c/iong', a kind of tea. 

Soup, a decoction of flesh. 

S6V er e^n, supreme lord. 

Space, room. 

Spa' cious, wide, extensive. 

Span' iel, a dog for sport. 

Spar' kle, to emit sparks. 

Spark' ling, shining, glit- 
tering. 

Spe' cies [spe' shez,) a sort. 

Spe' cious, showy, plausible. 

Spec' ta cles, glasses for the 
eyes. 

Spec' tre, an apparition. 

Sphere, a globe. [chord. 

Spin' et, a small harpsi- 

Spi' ral, curve, winding. 

Spire, a steeple. 

Spir it, soul, ghost, 



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203 



Spite, malice, rancour. 

Splen' did, showy, magnifi- 
cent. 

Spon' sor, a surety. 

Spon ta' ne ous,voluntarily. 

Sp3rt' ing, making merry. 

Spouse, a husband or wife. 

Sprig7it' ly, gay, brisk,live- 
ly. [drops. 

Sprin' kle, to scatter in 

Spu' ri ous, counterfeit. 

Squeeze, to press, to crush. 

Stan' za, a set of verses. 

Star 7 board, the right hand 
side on board a ship. 

Star' tie, to fright. [ger, 

Starve, to perish with hun- 

Sta 7 tion er, a seller of pa- 
per. 

Stat 7 ue, an image. 

Stat 7 ure, the height of 
any animal. 

Stat' ute, a law. 

Stead 7 fast, firm, constant. 

Stealth, secret act. 

Stee' pie, turret of a 
church. [look 

Stern' ness, severity of 

Stig 7 ma, mark of infamy. 

Stim' u late, to excite. 

Sting, sharp point with 
which some animals are 
armed. 

Stran' ger, one unknown. 

Strat' a gem, an artifice. 

Stren' u ous, zealous, vehe- 
ment. 

Stub' born, obstinate. 

Stu' dent, a scholar. 

Stu' di ous, given to books. 



Stu pen' dous, wonderful. 

Stur' dy, hard, stout. 

Sub due', to crush, to con- 
quer. 

Sub lime', exalted, grand. 

Sub mis' sive, humble. 

Sub' se quent, following in 
train. [living. 

Sub sist', to have means of 

Su&t 7 le, artful, cunning. 

Sub tract', to take away a 
part. [order. 

Sue ceed 7 ing, following in 

Sue cess' ful, prosperous. 

Sue ces' sion, one things 
following another. 

Suf fice, [sufjize') to be 
enough, to satisfy. 

Suf fs! cient, enough, com- 
petent. 

Su' i cide, self-murder. 

Sul' phur, brimstone. 

Sul' try, hot and close. 

Sum 7 ma ry, a compendium 

Sum' mer, the second or 
warm season. 

Sum' mon, to call with au- 
thority. 

Sump' tu ous, splendid. 

Sun' beam, ray of the sun. 

Su per 7 flu ous, exuberant. 

Su per in tend', to oversee. 

Su per' la tive, expressing 
the highest degree. 

Su per sede', to set aside. 

Sup' pli ant, entreating. 

Sup' pli cate, to implore. 

Su preme', highest in au- 
thority. []y. 

Sure ly, [shurt' ly) certain- 



204 A select Collection of Words, 



Sur 7 name, family name. 
Sur lout', a large coat. 
Sus pend' ing, stopping- or 

delaying for a time. 
Swerve, to deviate. 
Swoon, a fainting fit. 
Sword, a weapon of war. 
Syc' o phant, a flatterer. 
Sym' me tr} T , proportion. 
Sym' pa thy, fellow feeling 
Symp' torn, a sign, a token. 
Sys' tern, a scheme,method 

T. 
Tac' it, silent, implied. 
Tail' or, one who makes 

clothes. [informer, 

Tale' bear er, an officious 
Tan' ner, one who tans 

leather. 
Tav' ern, an inn. 
Tau tor o gy, repetition. 
Teach' er, an instructer. 
Te' di ous, wearisome. 
Tel' e scope, a glass to view 

distant objects. 
Tern' per, disposition. 
Tern' per ance, moderation 
Tem' pe rate, moderate, 

sober. 
Temp ta' tion, enticement. 
Ten' der, easily pained, 

kind, soft. 
Ten' et, opinion, principle. 
Term' ed, named, called. 
Ter mi na' tion, limit, end. 
Ter res' tri al, earthly. 
Tes' ta ment, a will, the 

Scriptures. 
Tes' ti fy, to witness. 

* e like 



Thanks' giv ing; celebra* 
tion of mercy. 

The ol' o gy, divinity. 

The' o ry, system. 

There,* in that place. 

Think, to imagine, to have 
ideas. 

Thill, the shafts of a wag- 
on, [feet, 

Thor' ough, complete, per 

Thought, act of thinking. 

Thresh' old, step under 
the door. 

Thrift, gain, frugality. 

Throng, a crowd, [finger; 

Thumfc, the short strong 

Thun' der, noise in the 
clouds. [ploughing, 

Til' lage, husbandry, 

Tim' or ous, fall of fear. 

Tip' pier, a drunkard. 

TiTHe, a tenth part. 

TIth' ing man, a petty 
peace officer. 

To bac' co, a plant used in 
smoking. 

To geTH' er, in company. 

Toil, fatigue, to work at. 

Toil 'some, laborious. 

Tol' era ble, supportable. 

Top' ic, head of a dis- 
course. 

Tor' ture, pain, anguish. 

Tow' er, a fortress, a cita- 
del. 

Tract' a ble, manageable. 

Traf fie, commerce, trade. 

Trait' or, one who betrays 
his trust. 

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Trail' quil, peaceful. 

Tran scribe', to copy. 

Trans form', to change 
from. 

Tran' sient, momentary. 

Trans pa' rent, clear, 
pellucid. [ ne y< 

Trav' el ler, one on a jour- 

Treach' er y, perfidy. 

Treas' ure, wealth hoarded 

Treat' ment, usage. 

Trip' le, threefold. 

Trip' let, three of a kind. 

Tri' umph, joy for victory. 

Troub' le, disturbance. 

Trowgh, (trof) any long 
thing hollowed. 

Tru' ant,* an absentee 
from school. 

Truth* fidelity, exact- 
ness, reality. 

Tu i tion, (tuish! wi) edu- 
cation, [muddy, 

Tiir 7 bid, thick, not clear, 

Tur' bu lent, violent 



U nan' i mous, of one mind, 

Un be lief, infidelity. 

Un bd' som, to reveal in 
confidence. 

Un cer' tain, doubtful. 

Un con cern', indifference. 

Un' cle, father or mother's 
brother. 

Un der stand' ing, intel- 
lectual powers. 

Un du' ti ful, not obedient. 

Un e' qual, not even. 

Un gen' er ous, not liberal, 

Un gitard' ed, careless. 

Un hap' py, miserable. 

Un ho' ly, profane, impious. 

U' ni form, similar to itself. 

U' ni on, concord, conjunc- 
tion. 

U' jui ty, oneness. 

U ni ver' sal, general. 

U' ni verse, the general 
system of things, [law. 

Un law' ful, contrary to 

Un mer' ci ful, cruel. 



Tur' pen tine, the gum of Un pleas' ant, troublesome, 



the pine. [structer. 

Tu' tor, a teacher, an in* 

Twain, two. 

Twee' zers, nippers. 

Twine, strong twisted 
thread. [ e y e - 

Twink' ling, motion of the 

Tyr' an ny, cruel govern- 
ment. 

U. 

Ug' li ness, deformity. 

Ul' ti mate, the very last. 

Um brel' la, a covering 
from sun or rain. 



18 



Un re lent' ing, hard, cruel. 
Un ru' ly, turbulent. 
Un search' a ble, not to be 
explored, [municative, 
Un so' ci a ble, not com- 
Un spot' ted, immaculate. 
Un stead' y, variable. 
Un thank' ful, ungrateful. 
Up braid', to reproach. 
Up' Tight ly, honestly. 
Ush' er, an under teacher. 
Ut' ter, to speak, to publish, 

y. 

Va ca' tion, intermission* 
* u like o middle, 



06 A select Collection of Worthy 



Vag' a bond, a vagrant. 

Val' iant, stout, brave. 

Val/ our, personal bravery. 

Van' ish, to disappear. 

Van' i ty, petty pride, emp- 
tiness. 

Va' ri a ble, changeable. 

Va' ri ed ? changed, diver- 
sified, [with colours. 

Va' ri e gat ed, diversified 

Va' ri ous, different, 

changeable. 
Veg' e ta ble, any plant. 

Ven due', a public sale. 

Ve neer', to cover with 

very thin wood. 
Ven' om, poison. 
Ven' ture, hazard, chance, 
Ve rac' i ty, moral truth. 
Ver' bal, spoken, oral. 
Ver' dant, green. 
Ver' i ly, certainly. 
Ver' i ty, truth. [spring. 
Ver' nal, belonging to the 
Ves' ture, garment, robe. 
Vi' and, meat dressed. 
Vic' tim, a sacrifice. 
Vic' to ry, a conquest. 
Vig' i lant, watchful. 
Vig' our, force, energy. 
Vil' lain, a wicked wretch. 
Vine' yard, a ground plant- 
ed with vines. 
Vi' o lence, force, injury. 
Vir' tue, moral goodness. 
Vir' tu ous, morally good. 
Vis' ion a ry, imaginary. 
Vit i ate, (yish! e ate) to de 

prave, to spoil. 
Vi vac' i ty, sprightliness. 

* a like o short. 



Viv' i fy ing, making alive. 
Vo' cal, uttered by the 

voice. 
Voice, sound of the mouth. 
Vol' ume, a book. 
Vo ra' cious, ravenous. 
Voy' age, passage by sea. 
Vul' gar, mean, common. 

W. 
Wag' on, a carriage for 

burdens. 
Waive, to put off. 
Wan' der,* to go astray. 
Wan' ton,* lascivious. 
War, fighting. 
War' bling, singing. 
Warmth, gentle heat. 
Warp, thread that crosses 

the filling in cloth. 
Warr' iour,a military man. 
Wasp' ish,* peevish, irrita- 
ble. 
Watch,* a pocket time 

piece, to observe. 
Wa'ter, one of the ele- 
ments, [fruit. 
Wa'ter mel on, a plant and 
Wealth, riches, money. 
Weap' on, instrument of 

offence. 
Wea' ri some, tedious. 
Weave, to work with a 

loom. 
Wed' ding, a marriage. 
Wei' fare, happiness, suc- 
cess, [goods. 
Wharf, a place to land 
Wheat, a kind of grain. 
Where,f at what place. 
Whim' si cal, capricious, 
f e like a long. 



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Whis' per, a low, soft voice 
Wh6r' tie ber ry, a kind of 

berry. 
Wick' ed ness, moral evil. 
Wid' ow, a woman whose 

husband is dead. 
Wil' der ness, a desert. 
Win' dow, an opening" for 

light. [wind. 

Wind' ward, towards the 
Wing-, the limb of a bird 

by which it flies. 
Win' ter, the cold season 

of the year. 
Wire, metal drawn into 

slender threads. 
Wis 7 dom, power of judging- 

rightly. 
Wise, judging- rightly. 
Wit, the intellect. 
Wit' ness, one who gives 

testimony. 
Wolf,* a wild beast. 
Worn' an,* the female of 

the human race. 
W6n' der, amazement. 
Wood' bine, the honey 

suckle. [warp. 

Woof, threads crossing- the 
W6rld, the giobe. 
W6rld' ly, bent upon this 

world. 



W6*rm, an insect. [our. 

Wor' ship, religious hon- 

Worst' ed,* woollen yarn. 

W6r' THy, deserving-. 

JFran' gle, a quarrel 

fFrath, anger, fury. 

VTreaTH, a garland. 

Wren, a small bird. 

Fares' tie, to contend for a 
fall. 

WrV ter, one who writes. 

Wrong, unjust, errour. 
Y. 

Yawn, to gape. 

Yeo' man, a freeholder. 

Yield, to produce, to re- 
sign. 

Yoke, a bandage on the 
neck. [view. 

Yon' der, being within 

Young' ster, a young per- 
son, [ceeding childhood. 

Youth, the part of life suc- 

Youth' ful, young, vigorous. 
Z. 

Zeal, ardour for a person 
or cause. [sionate. 

Zeal' ous, ardently pas- 

Ze' nith, the point over- 
head. 

Zeph' yr, the west wind. 
J Zone, a girdle. 
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